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<li> What purpose do the <a href="Arei Miklat – Cities of Refuge or Exile" data-aht="page">"עָרֵי מִקְלָט"</a> serve?  Are they cities of refuge or of exile? </li>
 
<li> What purpose do the <a href="Arei Miklat – Cities of Refuge or Exile" data-aht="page">"עָרֵי מִקְלָט"</a> serve?  Are they cities of refuge or of exile? </li>
 
<li>How should the ceremony for dealing with an unsolved murder be understood?  Why is a heifer beheaded?</li>
 
<li>How should the ceremony for dealing with an unsolved murder be understood?  Why is a heifer beheaded?</li>
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<li>Can a prophet <a href="Invoking Hashem's Name Without Explicit Divine Sanction‎" data-aht="page">speak in Hashem's name</a> without explicit Divine sanction?</li>
 
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Version as of 03:08, 19 June 2017

Parashat Shofetim – Opening Questions

  • Does Tanakh view the monarchy as a positive or negative institution? While in Devarim Hashem commands, "שׂוֹם תָּשִׂים עָלֶיךָ מֶלֶךְ", in Shemuel, the people's request for a king is found objectionable.
  • How can one tell if a person is a true or false prophet?
  • What purpose do the "עָרֵי מִקְלָט" serve? Are they cities of refuge or of exile?
  • How should the ceremony for dealing with an unsolved murder be understood? Why is a heifer beheaded?
  • Can a prophet speak in Hashem's name without explicit Divine sanction?