#658: Equal Justice
Rashi on Parashat Mishpatim, Shemot/Exodus 23:3
וְדָ֕ל לֹ֥א תֶהְדַּ֖ר בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃
nor shall you show deference to a poor person in a dispute.
Gimme Some Torah #658
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The Torah says that a poor person should not win a court case merely because he is poor and the other litigant is rich. As Rashi says:
You shall not pay regard to him (t…
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