Parshas Shoftim: How is a Corrupt Dayan Like An Asheira? - The Novel Insight of Rav Chaim Brisker

this torah class is brought to you by torahanytime.com the torah says after the opening of the parashah which talks about the appointment of the proper judges and claudius trial not to plant the nasher tree so the gemara in sanhedrin says in zainab bazaar marishlokish anyone who appoints a dayan who is not fit it's like planting nashera nigamara darshans question is what's the analogy between an improper dayan and an asherah tree certainly an improper diane is wrong but we could have compared it to any uh infraction in in our halacha why compare it to the planting of an asherah tree so brisker says a very novel insight he says what's the difference between an asher and a regular aveda zara asherah is also a form of sheriff is a tree that is worshipped as aveda zara what's significant batashera what's significant about asherah is the fact that it's not recognizable it just looks like an ordinary regular avalay de zara it may have the appearance of idolatry this is just a tree which was worshipped so from the outside from the sonia it is not knicker that it's azara it's the same thing with an improper dying on the outside he may wear the cloak of the rabbana he may have a long beard he may look the part but on the inside he is corrupt that's the comparison between the both of them appear on the on the outside as proper but on the inside they are corrupt they're from hamid the israel that that is the analogy says of hybrisker of two items which have the superficial appearance of something which is hagon but they are wishing everyone a wonderful shabbos you've just experienced another torah class brought to you by torahanytime.com