Shofetim (parsha)

It is the Sidra of the first Sabbath of the month of Elul.

Gist

  • Appointment of judges and officials who must be incorruptible
  • Prohibition of the worship of trees or stone painting
  • Stoning of idolaters
  • Decision-making authority of priests and judges. Death penalty for infringement
  • Duties of the King
  • Levies to the priest
  • Prohibition of child sacrifice, witchcraft, divination and necromancy
  • Death penalty for disobedience to the true prophets
  • Death penalty for false prophets
  • Establishment of refuges
  • Prohibition of Grenzverrückung
  • Provisions for witness statements, Talionsformel " eye for an eye "
  • Behavior in times of war
  • Sacrificial ritual in discovery of a slain

Haftorah

The associated Haftarah is Isaiah 51.12 to 52.12.

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