The Inner Courtroom: Parshat Shoftim and the Work of Elul

Parshas Shoftim opens with a command to appoint judges and officers at every gate. As Elul begins, those words take on a deeply personal meaning. What happens when the courtroom moves inward? Through Gemara, Midrash, and classical Torah sources, we explore how honest judgment, guarded gates, careful self-examination, and teshuvah can prepare us to stand before Hashem on Rosh Hashanah.