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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
The number seven represents the cycle of creation; the number eight represents the "circumference" -- that which lies beyond the perimeter of time and space. This is why the Divine Presence came to dwell in the Israelite camp on the eighth day. This is also alluded to in the saying of our sages (Talmud, Erchin 13b) that "The lyre of Moshiach has eight strings"
–Keli Yakar
The Parshah
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