Shoftim- Shared Reading Torah Portions 5.5: Debarim (Deuteronomy) 16:18-21:9 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Shoftim Meaning: “Judges” The Torah Portion this week is called Shoftim (שופטים), meaning “Judges”. Moshe tells the people how they are to judge the different types of situations and people they run into in the promised land. Chapter 16 (Continued): Our Torah Portion this week continues …