The Corrupt Judge Who Defiles the Land and Exiles Israel

Midrash Aggadah, Leviticus 19:15

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

"You shall not do injustice in judgment" (Leviticus 19:15). This teaches that a judge who corrupts judgment is called "unjust," and he brings about [five things]: he defiles the land, and he banishes the Shekhinah, and he profanes the Name, and he makes Israel fall by the sword, and he exiles them from their land.

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JudgesShekhinahExile

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