Shoftim - The Torah's Deromanticization of Law - Episode 43

13/08/2021 29 min Temporada 1 Episodio 43
Shoftim - The Torah's Deromanticization of Law - Episode 43

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When Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, law reached its pinnacle of glory. But unfortunately, law is not always so elevated. It can often be a swampy, hypocritical, grotesque affair. When we romanticize the ability of courts to bring about change, we make things too easy on ourselves. A court should be seen more as an "emergency room" than as the Parthenon. Franz Kafka was always careful to depict courtrooms as depraved places. In this week's parsha, the Torah warns us not to get too starry-eyed before the law. steventobyweinberg.comIG: Stevehead0001Music: Woody Guthrie - "Old Judge Thayer"

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