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Shoftim: Leaders
Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9
The fifth section of the Book of Deuteronomy continues Moses’ second farewell address to the Jewish people. It opens as Moses instructs the Jewish people to appoint judges (Shofetim, in Hebrew) throughout the Land of Israel to try cases and uphold the law. It continues with Moses’ instructions regarding the other leaders of the Jewish people: the king, the priests, and the prophets.
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Sixth Reading: Deuteronomy 19:14–20:9
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Daily Quote
Every kindness bestowed by G-d should cause a person to be exceedingly humble. For a Divine kindness means that G-d is literally bringing the person closer to Himself; and the closer a person is to G-d, the greater the humility this should evoke in him. Since "all before Him is as naught," the more "before Him" a person is, the more "as naught" should he perceive himself to be.
–Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, upon his liberation from prison
The Parshah

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