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Parashat Shoftim: Be a Queen (or a King) @Keep It Real, @Don’t Chase the Horses and @Grow a Spine

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“Have you Ever dreamed of ruling a kingdom? Be A King! Feel Like A King!  The invitations to join this fantasy royal family are all over the place from Disney movies to mattresses advertising: Sleep Like A Queen!  Our Sidra this week, Parashat Shoftim has a variation of this invitation to royalty!  Deut 17:14 ידכִּֽי־תָבֹ֣א אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ נֹתֵ֣ן

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Ki tetze: The Jewish Experience…. Just Catch A Ball!

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  Would you like to say something before we switch off the microphone?   This is an important question to keep in mind in order to understand what the Torah has been talking about over the last parashot (portions) and specifically this week in Parashat Ki Tetze! And what is Torah’s answer? The largest list of commandments in the whole

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