UPDATE

Shoftim ( Judges)

In Dr. Beliak’s A block class, we are learning about different judges in the time of the book of Shoftim. The Book of Judges begins with Joshua dying, and Bnei Yisrael struggling to find leaders. Bnei Yisrael continued to show a pattern of how they dealt with each of their problems. At the beginning of each story, Bnei Yisrael did bad in God's eyes (Idol worship). God then sold Bnei Yisrael out to their enemies, as a punishment for their bad behavior. Bnei Yisrael usually prayed to Hashem, and Hashem sent them a Shofet (judge). The judges ended up saving Bnei Yisrael each time, but as soon as the judges died, Bnei Yisrael reverted back to idol worship. We are learning the different judge stories, and studying how the cycle is shown throughout each one.

Millea Kenin