As we are in the Jewish month of Elul, a time of preparation and personal introspection before the coming of the seventh and holiest month of the year, the month of Tishri, Rabbi Lawrence will share a message from this week’s parashat Ki Tetze (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19). Today’s message is titled, "Living Out Justice and Compassion in Everyday Life.” This drash will challenge us all to reflect on how we use our resources, treat others in the community, and act justly in all areas of life, aligning our behaviour with God’s righteous standards of justice as reflected in God’s Word, in the Tanach and Brit Chadashah. A key verse is Deuteronomy 24:18 (TLV) - "But you are to remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and Adonai your God redeemed you from there. Therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.”