Shoftim — Chabad Springfield

Two Forms of Witnesses

In the Torah portion of Shoftim we learn: “The testimony of one witness does not stand against a person with regard to any sin or iniquity that he...

Our Parsha - Shoftim

Text of Parshah (Hebrew with English translation) - Parshas Shoftim.

The Name of the Parsha

At the beginning of our Parsha there is a command to, “appoint judges (shoftim) and police-officers (shotrim) for yourself.” The Midrash...

The Weekly Aliyot of the Parsha

A short summary of the Torah portion read in the Synagogue on Shabbat.

The Seven Paths of the Tree of the Field

The image of man as the tree of the field in Parshat Shoftim is the image of a potent energy field. What is this energy, and where should it be directed…

Who's Boss

A chassid once came to Rabbi DovBer, the 'Maggid' of Mezeritch. "Rebbe," he said, "there is something I do not comprehend. When the Almighty...

The Last Word

The appointment of "judges and police" mentioned at the beginning of our Parsh, is intended to prevent undesirable events for occurring, such as...

Moshiach in the Parsha

"Judges" refers to those qualified and appointed to render judgments in accord with the dictates of the Torah. "Officers" refers to those judges...

Children's Corner

It was the last week of summer vacation. Camp was over, and the children had been home all week. They were delighted when their father came home...