Knowledge of G-d and Judges at the Gates

The Rebbe taught this discourse on Shabbat Sedra Shofetim in 1966. The opening verse about placing judges at the gate of the city is first explained in terms of the limits of our knowledge of the Divine, and then as referring to the judges which must control our 'gates' - eye, ears, nose and mouth.  Through the right kind of self-control, we come closer to genuine knowledge..