Running After the Best

In Parshat Shoftim, the Torah commands “Tzedek tzedek tirdof” (justice, justice shall you pursue), which Rashi explains as a requirement to seek out the finest judges. On a deeper level, this points to pursuing the highest caliber of Tzaddikim—those who can guide a Jew both when he is advancing and when he is being pushed back by setbacks. Eretz Yisrael is uniquely connected to Hashem’s Infinite…