Shoftim - 2024

Chevre, this week’s parsha is Shoftim (שֹׁפְטִים). The parsha starts with the establishment of just courts and a little later we have a section that talks about setting a king for yourself. What I find truly interesting is that when Am Yisrael in Sefer Shmuel (Samuel) asks for a king and gets Shaul, it seems this is a negative thing. Shmuel tries to disuade Am Yisrael from setting a king over themselves.