12 Aug Parshas Shoftim: The Enigma of the Forbidden Pillar
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Shoftim, the Torah warns us against foreign and idolatrous worship. The pasuk says: וְלֹא-תָקִים לְךָ מַצֵּבָה, אֲשֶׁר שָׂנֵא ה’ אֱלֹקִיךָ - And you shall not erect for yourself a pillar, which Hashem, your G-d, hates (Devarim 16:22). Rashi teaches: ולא תקים לך...