Parshat Shoftim — Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 - American Israelite
Efrat, Israel – You shall appoint judges…[who] will not pervert justice…. Justice, justice shall you pursue… You shall not plant for yourselves an Asheira [tree used for purposes of idolatry according to Rashi and Ibn Ezra] near the altar of the Lord your God. (Deuteronomy 16:18–21) The juxtaposition of these verses — the demand for […]
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