Parshas Shoftim: Judging Others Favorably

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

How can a person decide how he will be judged on Rosh Hashanah? The Kedushas Levi reads the opening of Parshas Shoftim as the answer: one who judges the people around him favorably earns a favorable judgment from Hashem. Two more readings follow, one on judging oneself strictly and one on the doubled word tzedek.

Key points

• The Kedushas Levi teaches that judging others favorably earns Hashem's favorable judgment on Rosh Hashanah.
• A reading from Radomsk has the pasuk mean harsh judgment of oneself, favorable judgment of others.
• On the doubled tzedek, a reading from Lublin: reaching tzedek is no reason to rest.

Topics

• Parshas Shoftim
• Rosh Hashanah