פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ
Parashat HaShavua
This week's portion and what we can take from it — plus the year ahead.
This week
Parashat Shoftim
פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים
2026-08-15 · 2nd of Elul, 5786
Summary · Devarim
Judges, kings, prophets, war ethics, the eglah arufah.
What we can learn
'Justice, justice shall you pursue' — the word is doubled because the means must be as just as the end.
The year ahead
Devarim
Judges, kings, prophets, war ethics, the eglah arufah.
Lesson
'Justice, justice shall you pursue' — the word is doubled because the means must be as just as the end.
Lessons distilled from classical commentaries. Always learn the parsha itself — these are doorways, not the room.