The Last Verse of Megillat Esther: Mordechai and the Majority: Praise or Blame?

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This verse from the Book of Esther (10:3) translates as follows: “For Mordechai the Jew was second to King Achashverosh, and great among the Jews, and accepted by the majority of his brethren…” The Core Question: Praise or Blame? The … Continued

Shoftim: Tzedek, Chasidut and the Tzadik State of Israel By Ariel Natan Pasko

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Shoftim: Tzedek, Chasidut and the Tzadik State of Israel By Ariel Natan Pasko This week’s Torah reading, Parshat Shoftim, teaches “Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof…Justice and Righteousness shall you pursue, so that you may live and possess the land HaShem (the God … Continued