In Parshas Noach, we learn of a world that is completely corrupt, save for one righteous man, Noach.  The Torah tells us that נֹחַ אִישׁ צַדִּיק תָּמִים הָיָה בְּדֹרֹתָיו אֶת-הָאֱלֹקִים, הִתְהַלֶּךְ-נֹחַ, Noach was a righteous man, he was pure in his generation, Noach walked with...

In this week’s parsha, Parshas Ki Seitzei, we are commanded regarding the mitzvah of ha’shavas aveidah, returning a lost item to its owner. The pasukim instruct us: לֹֽא־תִרְאֶה֩ אֶת־שׁ֨וֹר אָחִ֜יךָ א֤וֹ אֶת־שֵׂיוֹ֙ נִדָּחִ֔ים וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם הָשֵׁ֥ב תְּשִׁיבֵ֖ם לְאָחִֽיךָ - you shall not see the ox of...

Towards the end of Parshas Shoftim, the Torah deals with the topic of going to war. כִּי-תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל-אֹיְבֶךָ, וְרָאִיתָ סוּס וָרֶכֶב עַם רַב מִמְּךָ--לֹא תִירָא, מֵהֶם: כִּי-ה’ אֱלֹקיךָ עִמָּךְ הַמַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם - When you go out to war against your enemies, and you see horse...