DEUTERONOMY — 15:7 open Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Re'eh (Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17), Source Book Keys, DORFFWITOPage(s): 111-2 DEUT725 While the Torah and the later Jewish tradition provide a number of rationales for helping the poor, the ultimate one is that God commands us to do so. This becomes clear, for example, in the following passage. Here the Torah tells us clearly that we should not expect to accomplish the utilitarian purpose of ridding the world of poverty, which might be one of the aims we have in mind in giving charity, “for the poor will never disappear from the earth.” Nevertheless, we must help the poor in response to God's command: (Deuteronomy 15: 7-8, 11). God owns the earth. As Owner, God can, like all human owners, decide how to apportion God's property. We human beings own property only vis-a-vis other human beings but not vis-à-vis God. Therefore, when God determines that some of the earth's goods that happen to be in our hands must be transferred to the poor, God has full moral and legal authority to make that demand (to say nothing of the power to enforce it), and we must obey. SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 15:8 open Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Re'eh (Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17), Source Book Keys, DORFFWITOPage(s): 26 DEUT749 See [[DEUT722]] Deuteronomy 15:7 needy DORFFWITO 26 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 15:11 cease Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Re'eh (Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17), Source Book Keys, DORFFWITOPage(s): 111 DEUT795 See [[DEUT725]] Deuteronomy 15:8 open DORFFWITO 111-2 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 15:11 cease Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Re'eh (Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17), Source Book Keys, DORFFWITOPage(s): 65 DEUT794 Jewish law... does not satisfy itself with establishing a floor of expectations; it also pushes us to aspire to become even better, reaching for an ideal. For example, even though the Torah acknowledges that “there never will cease to be needy ones in your land” (Deuteronomy 15:11), it does not allow us to remain complacent, but rather requires us to support the poor in a variety of ways . Similarly, the Torah announces the ideal of justice and also requires us by law to do a number of things in the quest for both procedural and substantive justice. SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 15:11 needy Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Re'eh (Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17), Source Book Keys, DORFFWITOPage(s): 26 DEUT798 See [[DEUT722]] Deuteronomy 15:7 needy DORFFWITO 26 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 16:18 due justice Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, DORFFWITOPage(s): 238 DEUT840 See [[EXOD827]] Exodus 23:6 rights DORFFWITO 238-41 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 16:20 justice Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, DORFFWITOPage(s): 14 DEUT857 Tzedek means justice, as in the famous verse, “Justice, justice shall you pursue” (Deuteronomy 16:20). The Torah's division of justice includes both procedural and substantive elements. That is, it demands that in court we ensure fairness by following specific procedures in judging people (“procedural justice”), and in society generally we must guarantee that there is a substantial safety net so that the poor, orphans, and widows get what they need to live, receive an education, and find a mate (“substantive justice”). SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 17:11 deviate Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, DORFFWITOPage(s): 53 DEUT883 See [[DEUT44]] Deuteronomy 4:2 add DORFFWITO 52-3 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 22:2 him Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19), Source Book Keys, DORFFWITOPage(s): 151-2 DEUT1099 See [[EXOD572]] Exodus 21:19 heal DORFFWITO 150-2 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 22:2 him Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19), Source Book Keys, DORFFWITOPage(s): 152 DEUT1100 See [[LEV490]] Leviticus 19:16 idly-by DORFFWITO 152 SHOW FULL EXCERPT