Shoftim (parsha)
Shoftim, Shof'tim, or Shofetim (שֹׁפְטִים — Hebrew for "judges," the first word in the parshah) is the 48th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9. Jews generally read it in August or September.
The parshah provides a constitution — a basic societal structure — for the Israelites. The parshah sets out rules for magistrates, kings, Levites, prophets, cities of refuge, witnesses, war, and an unaccounted corpse.
Read more about Shoftim (parsha): Readings, In Classical Rabbinic Interpretation, In Critical Analysis, Commandments, Haftarah