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.