Tag: Judgement

  • Judging Pharaoh

    Pharaoh presented himself as a god. His authority was based on this. When it was proven that he was not a god he lost his authority.

  • Leadership Has to Be Earned

    Reuben should have been the leader of the brothers but failed. He meant well but was lacking in judgement. Judah will become the leader due to his judgement.

  • How To Avoid Sin

    פרשת כי תבוא / י:ט באלול תשפ”ב

    In Pirkei Avot it states that we should know three things to avoid sin: Know where you came from, a putrid drop; know where you are going, a place of worms; and before whom you will be judged, the Holy One blesssed be He. To teach us that we might not think we are important but to God we are.

  • You Are Responsible

    פרשת כי תצא / י”א באלול תשפ”ב

    The Torah admonishes us not to blame the father for the son’s sins and not to blame the son for the father’s sins. This underscores a major concept that we are responsible for our own actions. Not to blame others.

  • Be Just in Your Judgements

    פרשת דברים / ד’ באב תשפ”ב

    The commandment to appoint judges is one of the most important for a just society. Moses commands the judges that they have to be just in their decisions. They cannot favor one party over the other, neither rich nor poor, neither the powerful nor the powerless,

  • Don’t Judge the Judges

    פרשת במדבר / ב’ בסיון תשפ”ב – מ”ו בעומר

    The Book of Ruth begins the story with the statement “In the days when the Judges judged. The Hebrew, though, can be read as “In the days when the Judges were judged.” The meaning is clear. Every decision that the Judges made was criticized. In a society in which the legal authorities are constantly challenged will lose its cohesiveness. We must realize that the law has to be objective, not open to our whims.

  • Atoning in Joy

    י”א בתשרי תשפ”ב / September 17, 2021

    While we are judged on Yom Kippur, the final judgement is on Simhat Torah. We promise to do better on Yom Kippur but Simhat Torah is the first real test. How will we behave when we are having a good time.