Parashat Shoftim - פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים
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.
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9
Parashat Shoftim is the 48th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on September 7th 2024 / 4 Elul 5784
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
16:18 - 17:13· 18 p’sukim
2:
17:14 - 17:20· 7 p’sukim
3:
18:1 - 18:5· 5 p’sukim
4:
18:6 - 18:13· 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
Maftir:
21:7 - 21:9· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Isaiah 51:12 - 52:12· 24 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
August 19th 2023
1:
16:18 - 16:20· 3 p’sukim
2:
16:21 - 17:7· 9 p’sukim
3:
17:8 - 17:10· 3 p’sukim
4:
17:11 - 17:13· 3 p’sukim
5:
17:14 - 17:17· 4 p’sukim
6:
17:18 - 17:20· 3 p’sukim
7:
18:1 - 18:5· 5 p’sukim
Maftir:
18:3 - 18:5· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 1:
Isaiah 51:12 - 51:23· 12 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 2:
Isaiah 51:22 - 51:22· 1 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
September 7th 2024
1:
18:6 - 18:8· 3 p’sukim
2:
18:9 - 18:13· 5 p’sukim
3:
18:14 - 18:17· 4 p’sukim
4:
18:18 - 18:22· 5 p’sukim
5:
19:1 - 19:7· 7 p’sukim
6:
19:8 - 19:10· 3 p’sukim
7:
19:11 - 19:13· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
19:11 - 19:13· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Isaiah 52:1 - 52:12· 12 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
August 30th 2025
1:
19:14 - 19:21· 8 p’sukim
2:
20:1 - 20:4· 4 p’sukim
3:
20:5 - 20:9· 5 p’sukim
4:
20:10 - 20:14· 5 p’sukim
5:
20:15 - 20:20· 6 p’sukim
6:
21:1 - 21:6· 6 p’sukim
7:
21:7 - 21:9· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
21:7 - 21:9· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Isaiah 44:24 - 45:7· 12 p’sukim