This week’s parsha is Shoftim: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9
| Shoftim (16:18-21:9) – (Judges): Haftorah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 (Ashkenazi); Isaiah 51:12-52:12 (Sephardi) |
| 16:18-20: Establishment of just courts | 19:14: Preserving boundaries |
| 16:21-17:1: Blemished sacrifice | 19:15-21: Conspiring witnesses |
| 17:2-7: The death penalty for an idol worshiper | 20:1-2: When Israel goes to war |
| 17:8-13: The rebellious elder | 20:3-4: The Kohen anointed for battle speaks to the people |
| 17:14-20: A king in Israel | 20:5-9: Those unqualified to fight |
| 18:1-8: Priestly gifts | 20:10-18: Overtures for peace |
| 18:9-14: Prophecy | 20:19-20: Preservation of fruit trees |
| 18:15-22: God sends His prophets to Israel | 21:1-9: Unsolved murder |
| 19:1-13: Cities of refuge |
D’var Torah: It Takes Two, Me and You
Torah Pearls: Parsha Shoftim
This week’s Haftarah is: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 (Ashkenazi); Isaiah 51:12-52:12 (Sephardi)
Chapter 51: God, through Isaiah, calls upon Israel to return to Him and He will redeem them.
Chapter 52: God tells Israel that they shall be redeemed. The Land will once again be prosperous and Israel will multiply.