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#25: Don’t Judge for Yourself

#25: Don’t Judge for Yourself

Rashi on Devarim/Deuteronomy 1:17

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Devarim/Deuteronomy 1:17

Moses recalls how he instructed Israel’s newly appointed judges to adjudicate court cases in accordance with basic principles of fairness: Judges must not play favorites, and they are forbidden to base verdicts on the economic welfare of the parties involved. Moreover, they must administer justice fearlessly w…

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