Parashat Shoftim 5799 / פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים
/ 7 Elul 5799
Parashat Shoftim is the 48th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9
Shoftim (“Judges”) discusses guidelines of leadership, opening with a command to appoint judges and continuing to detail laws of kings, priests, and prophets. It also describes laws relating to cities of refuge for accidental killers, false witnesses, warfare, and the rite performed in a case of unsolved murder. [1]
Full Kriyah
- 1: 16:18-17:13 · 18 p’sukim ·
- 2: 17:14-20 · 7 p’sukim ·
- 3: 18:1-5 · 5 p’sukim ·
- 4: 18:6-13 · 8 p’sukim ·
- 5: 18:14-19:13 · 22 p’sukim ·
- 6: 19:14-20:9 · 17 p’sukim ·
- 7: 20:10-21:9 · 20 p’sukim ·
- maf: 21:7-9 · 3 p’sukim ·
Triennial
See Diaspora reading
Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 · 24 p’sukim
Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
- 1: 16:18-20 · 3 p’sukim ·
- 2: 16:21-17:10 · 12 p’sukim ·
- 3: 17:11-13 · 3 p’sukim ·
Commentary and Divrei Torah
List of Dates
Parashat Shoftim is read in Israel on:References
- The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
- Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993
- Parashat Shoftim from Sefaria.org
- Sefaria, Inc.