Judges at Your Gates
"Judges and officers you shall place at all your gates." Chassidic masters read the gates as the senses — eyes, ears, mouth. Set a guard at each one and most of the courtroom cases never happen.
Devarim 16:18; Chassidic reading
Quick Insights for the Table
One-minute Torah thoughts you can say over at the Shabbos table — drawn from Rashi, Midrash and Chazal. Short enough to remember, sharp enough to start a conversation.
"Judges and officers you shall place at all your gates." Chassidic masters read the gates as the senses — eyes, ears, mouth. Set a guard at each one and most of the courtroom cases never happen.
Devarim 16:18; Chassidic reading
"Tzedek tzedek tirdof" — justice repeated. The means must be as just as the end. A righteous outcome reached by a crooked road is not what the Torah is asking for.
Devarim 16:20; Rashi
In a siege you may not cut down fruit trees: "is the tree of the field a man?" The Torah protects what quietly feeds people even in the middle of war — and warns against destruction that serves no purpose.
Devarim 20:19
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