This week we read Shoftim, and right at the center of the portion comes one of the most powerful imperatives in all of Torah: Tzedek, tzedek tirdof — “Justice, justice shall you pursue.”

The repetition is intentional. The rabbis remind us that the Torah never wastes a word. Justice must be pursued not once, not occasionally, but relentlessly — until it takes root in the world.

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