Shoftim

This week's Torah portion, Shoftim, speaks about the cities of refuge a person would flee to if he accidentally killed someone. There, the unintentional killer would dwell, protected from the wrath of the victim's relatives, until the High Priest who served in the Holy Temple passed away.

But not only unintentional killers sought refuge in these cities; even someone who committed murder intentionally was expected to flee there as well.

Precision Measurements

Have you ever tried to build a bookcase? What about put a bike together? Maybe you're trying to replace some widget in an appliance. Hang wallpaper or retile a room. Maybe you're more ambitious, and you're putting an addition on your house.

Whatever you're building or repairing, you know that to build or construct properly, you need to measure precisely. Very precisely. If the measurements are off even a fraction of an inch, a smidgen of a millimeter, the whole project could fall apart.

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