Schoftim (Parasha)

"You shall pursue righteousness" (Deut. 16:20)

Schoftim (also: Schofetim ; Biblical Hebrew שֹׁפְטִים 'Richter' ) is a reading section ( Parascha or Sidra ) of the Torah and comprises the text Dtn / Dewarim 16.18-21.9 (16.18-22 BHS ; 17 BHS ; 18 BHS ; 19 BHS ; 20 BHS ; 21, 1-9 BHS ).

It is the cider of the 1st Shabbat in the month of Elul .

Essential content

Appointment of judges and officials who must be incorruptible
Prohibition of worshiping trees or stone paintings
Stoning of idolaters
Decision-making authority of priests and judges. Death penalty for violating this rule
Duties of the king
Dues to the priest
Prohibition of child sacrifice, sorcery, divination and necromancy
Death penalty for disobedience to the true prophet
Death penalty for the false prophet
Establishment of refuges
Prohibition of moving borders
Regulations for testimony, Talion formula "An eye for an eye"
Conduct in times of war
Sacrificial ritual when a slain is found

Haftara

The associated Haftara is Isa 51.12–52.12 (51.1–23 BHS ; 52.1–12 BHS ).

literature

David Sander: Shofetim . In: Jewish Lexicon . tape IV / 2 . Jewish publishing house, Berlin 1927, Sp. 243 .

Web links

Gesa Shira Ederberg : Schoftim - wisdom and humility. In: ark.de. General Rabbinical Conference, September 1, 2017, accessed April 28, 2018 .
Gesa Shira Ederberg : Schoftim - Restricted power of the king. In: ark.de. General Rabbinical Conference, August 16, 2013, accessed April 28, 2018 .
Salomon Almekias-Siegl: Schoftim - arrogance comes before the fall. In: ark.de. General Rabbinical Conference, September 4, 2014, accessed April 28, 2018 .
Henry G. Brandt : Schoftim - judges and policemen. In: ark.de. General Rabbinical Conference, August 31, 2012, accessed April 28, 2018 .

Individual evidence

↑ Dewarim / Deuteronomy 16.18-21.9. after the Codex L . In: tanach.us. Retrieved October 9, 2017 .
↑ Isa 51.12-52.12. according to the Codex L. In: tanach.us. Retrieved October 9, 2017 .
↑ Hanna Liss: Tanach - Textbook of the Jewish Bible . 3. Edition. Universitätsverlag Winter, Heidelberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-8253-5904-1 , p. 182 (414 pp.).

[1] Dewarim / Deuteronomy 16.18-21.9. after the Codex L . In: tanach.us. Retrieved October 9, 2017 .

[2] Isa 51.12-52.12. according to the Codex L. In: tanach.us. Retrieved October 9, 2017 .

[3] Hanna Liss: Tanach - Textbook of the Jewish Bible . 3. Edition. Universitätsverlag Winter, Heidelberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-8253-5904-1 , p. 182 (414 pp.).