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Parshas Shoftim: The Sheikh & The Mashgiach
A bribe is not only an envelope of cash. Sometimes it is a small favour, a kind word, or even a tiny “nothing” that quietly changes how we see someone. We open with a real moment from this week: I was offered a bribe and managed to say no, then we follow the Torah’s sharp warning in Parshat Shoftim that shochad blinds the eyes of the discerning and twists the words of the righteous. If you have ever thought, “I’d never be swayed,” this conversation challenges that confidence in the most honest way.
We dig into Rashi’s insight that partiality can begin before any ruling is made, simply in how…
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