Bible

The prohibition against encroaching on your neighbor's land teaches us that our own expansion and success must not compromise the success of others.

When a member of our community becomes poor we must restore his/her dignity as well as money.

Although beliefs matter most regarding God, our actions matter most regarding our fellow people.

In Moses' final speech to the Israelites, he provides us with a model of effective rebuke.

We can translate the concept of the divine ownership of wealth into recognition of the collective effort involved in the generation of wealth.

Although relationships between parents and children are complex, our honor for our parents should remain unwavering.

Our affirmation of the unity of God and our love for God serve as fundamental grounding principles for social action.

Knowledge of God does not always translate into actions.

Justice, expressed in Parashat Shoftim, is one of the eternal religious obligations of Judaism.

Moses and God each instruct Joshua according to the different models of leadership each embodies.

The Torah's establishment of Cities of Refuge introduces the idea that intention determines the meaning of an action.

The laws of vows and the rabbinic cautions against making them teach the holiness and power of the spoken word.