Parshat Sho'f'tim

48th of the Torah's 54 sedras 5th of 11 in D'varim

18 Parshiyot; 3 open, 15 closed

97 p'sukim - ranks 36th (tied with Tzav)

1523 words - ranks 28th

5590 letters - ranks 31st

7th in D'varim in all categories

Relatively large p'sukim, like most sedras in D'varim

41 of the 613 mitzvot 14 positive, 27 prohibitions Ranks 6th in number of mitzvot

Mitzva Watch

The top 6 mitzva sedras - Ki Tetze, Emor, R'ei, Mishpatim,
K'doshim, and Sho'f'tim, are 11% of the Torah's text and have almost 55% of the mitzvot. That is more than half of the mitzvot in less than a ninth of the text. Contrast this with 17 sedras that have none of the 613 mitzvot.

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