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 August 15th, 2026 / 2 Elul 5786
- 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 15th, 2026
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 4th, 2027
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 26th, 2028
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