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Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Does Pursuing Justice Begin with Carrying Around the Emoluments Clause?
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
In the section of Deuteronomy customarily called "Shoftim" (which means both "Judges" and "Leaders"), we find the famous command that "Justice, Justice You Shall Pursue" but strangely without reference to the pursuit of social justice, community organizing, or even the personal awareness of victims. Instead it might mean that people in that position begin the process by focusing on the emoluments clause and their oath of office. What if our personal Torah, our personal scroll we carry around with us and occupy our minds with every day, was not the entire Torah but just our oath of office? What would this tell us about the Torah's message to healing ourselves and our society?
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