Shoftim, Shof’tim, or Shofetim (שֹׁפְטִים — Hebrew for “judges,” the first word in the parshah) is the 48th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9. Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in August or September.
Weekly Sidra: Shofetim (Judges) Torah Portion: Devarim / Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 51:12-52:12 How welcome on the mountain Are the footsteps of the herald Announcing happiness, Heralding good fortune, Announcing victory, Telling Zion, "Your God is King!" (Isaiah 52:7) This week’s Torah portion speaks about what kind of ruler Israel should have. “14 If, after you have entered the land that the Lord your God has assigned to you, and taken possession of it and settled in it, you decide, "I will set a king over me, as do all the nations about me," 15 you shall be free to set a king over yourself, one chosen by the Lord your God. Be sure to set as king over yourself one of your own people; you must not set a foreigner over you, one who is not your kinsman. 16 Moreover, he shall not keep many horses or send [...]
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The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet from among your own people, like myself; him you shall heed. 16 This is just what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb, on the day of the Assembly, saying, "Let me not hear the voice of the Lord my God any longer or see this wondrous fire any more, lest I die." 17 Whereupon the Lord sai ...
In this sidra we learn in Devarim 18:15 A prophet shall arise among your brothers like me, you shall listen to him. Hashem promises that we are to seek Him through the prophet. The prophets told us G-d’s will. Additionally there is The Prophet that is exalted above Moshe- The Moshiach Devarim 18:15? A prophet shall arise among your br ...
Weekly Sidra: Shofetim (Rulings) Torah Portion: Devarim / Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 51:12-52:12 I, I am He who comforts you! What ails you that you fear Man who must die, Mortals who fare like grass? You have forgotten the Lord your Maker, Who stretched out the skies and made firm the earth! And you li ...
Shoftim, Shof’tim, or Shofetim (שֹׁפְטִים — Hebrew for “judges,” the first word in the parshah) is the 48th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9. Je ...
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