Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

To Examine the Truth

                 Justice, justice you shall pursue*
                    a commandment Israel is devoted to

                To establish courts in every town’s gates
                    civil and criminal disputes to debate

                To examine the truth
                    to adhere to the law
                   
                 Treating litigants with dignity
                     God’s Torah with awe 

                 In this way, to be a light unto nations
                     compromise, not violence, for all generations



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                 *Deuteronomy 16:20 -- This is in the third verse 
                  of the portion of the Torah read in synagogues
                  this Sabbath.

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John Lawless August 15, 2026 at 5:22 AM easier said than done as justice, like beauty, seems to be in the "eye" of the beholder

Yann Rolland August 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM love the message , the world need some peace, specially in this place, well done, poet Gershon Wolf August 15, 2026 at 11:19 PM You ain't kidding, Yann. Thanks, gw