Venues to Include God: Courts, Kings, War, and Murder

by R. Gidon Rothstein Parshat Shofetim Tzedek in Process as Well as Verdict The first verse of the parsha, 16;18, tells us the judges we appoint are to judge mishpat tzedek. Onkelos writes din de-keshot, true justice, a reminder of the necessity of truth in justice. The next verse bans bribery because it blinds the …