This document contains the order of service for a Love of Torah Fellowship meeting focused on studying the parashah (Torah portion) of Shoftim ("Judges"). It includes prayers, songs of praise and worship, and readings from the Torah portion by several readers. The document also includes sections for children, where fathers review teachings from last week's portion and answer the children's questions about the commandments.

1. Love of Torah Fellowship
“Studying the Word of God, Encouraging Each Other,
and Learning to Love and Obey.”
Parasha Shoftim “Judges”
8/30/2014

2. Prayer

3. Barkhu (Bless)
While blowing the Shofar
Reader:
Bar'khu et YHWH Ham'vo'rakh
Bless YHWH the source of all blessing
Group:
Ba'rukh et YHWH Ham'vo'rakh Le'olam Va'ed
Blessed is YHWH, the source of all blessing forever and ever!
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4. The Shema
Shema Yisrael YHWH Elohenu, YHWH echad. Ve'ahavta et YHWH Elo'hekha, b'khol l'vave'kha, u'vekhol naf'shekha, u'vekhol me'o'de'kha. Baruch shem kevod mal'khoo'to le'olam va'ed.
Hear O Israel, YHWH our God, YHWH is one. And you shall Love YHWH your God with all your Heart, with all your Soul, and all your strength! Blessed is the name of his kingdom forever and ever.
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5. Family
Blessed are you YHWH our God, who has given us our family and instruction on how each of us should act in our family. Strengthen us and guide us so our households would glorify You!
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6. Thanksgiving / Needs

7. Worship
Blessed are you YHWH our God, please accept our offering of Praise and Worship. Let our voices ascend up to you and may it be pleasing in your ears!
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Psa 66:4 All the earth shall worship you, and shall sing unto you; they shall sing your name.
YHWH

8. IT IS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS TO
YHWH, I WILL GIVE YOU PRAISE
YHWH, I WILL GIVE YOU THANKS
YOU ARE, THE MOST HIGH, YOU O’ ADONAI
YOU HAVE MADE ME GLAD BY, THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS
YOU THOUGHTS ARE VERY DEEP, DEEPER THAN MAN’S
YOU ARE, GOD MOST HIGH, YOU O’ ADONAI
THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL FLOURISH, LIKE THE PALM
LIKE THE CEDAR IN, LEVANON
PLANTED BY, THE MOST HIGH, PLANTED BY ADONAI
YHWH, I WILL SING YOUR PRAISE
I WILL GIVE YOU THANKS, ALL OF MY DAYS
I WILL PRAISE, THE MOST HIGH, PRAISES TO ADONAI
PRAISE TO THE MOST HIGH

9. PUT ON YOUR BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES, YAHRUSHALAYIM
YHWH’S REMOVED, YOUR CUP OF TREMBLING
PUT OFF YOUR NECK TZIYON, YOUR BANDS
YOUR STRENGTH HAS RETURNED, BY ELOHIM’S HAND
CHORUS
AWAKE, AWAKE, YAHRUSHALAYIM
AWAKE, AWAKE, O’TZIYON
DEPART, DEPART FROM OUT OF THERE
AND HE’LL GATHER YOU, AND BRING YOU HOME
END – AWAKE, AWAKE, YAHRUSHALAYIM, AWAKE, AWAKE, O’TZIYON
YAHRUSHALAYIM, TZIYON, WHY DON’T YOU COME HOME 2X COME HOME
HOW BEAUTIFUL UPON, MOUNTAINS
ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING, GOOD TIDINGS
PEACE AND SALVATION, IS WHAT THEY PROCLAIM
TO TZIYON THEY SAY, YOUR ELOHIM REIGNS - CHORUS
YAHRUSHALAYIM, AND TZIYON FOREVER
BREAK FORTH INTO JOY, AND SING TOGETHER
YOUR REPROACH IS GONE, IT’S TAKEN AWAY
COME SEE THE SALVATION, OF YHWH - CHORUS
AWAKE

10. MY SOUL WAIT THOU ONLY, ONLY UPON GOD
FOR FROM HIM IS MY EXPECTATION
CHORUS
HE IS MY DEFENSE I SHALL NOT BE MOVED
HE IS MY DEFENSE I SHALL NOT BE MOVED
MY MESSIAH ONLY HE ONLY IS MY ROCK
AND THE HORN OF MY SALVATION
YES MY YAHUSHUA ONLY, HE ONLY IS MY ROCK
AND THE HORN OF MY SALVATION
SH'MA YISRA'EL ADONAI ELOHENU
ADONAI, ADONAI ECHAD
BARUCH SHEM K'VOD, K'VOD MALCHUTO
L'OLAM, L'OLAM VA'ED
HE IS MY DEFENSE

11. MAKE US LIKE AVRAHAM, YOSEF AND IYOV
TO FEAR YOU IN EVERYTHING, ABLE TO BE SHOFTIM
CHORUS
YOU JUDGE THE GREAT THINGS
AND WE’LL JUDGE THE SMALL THINGS
ALL THIS PEOPLE SHALL GO TO THEIR PLACE IN PEACE
TO THEIR PLACE IN PEACE
END - 2X CHORUS
LET OUR WORD AND DEED BE TRUE
LIKE DAWID AND ELIYAHU
BY TWO WITNESSES PROVED
THAT WE MAY SERVE YOU – CHORUS
WE HATE UNJUST GAIN
SHEDING BLOOD FOR COVETING
PERVERTING JUDGEMENT, TAKING BRIBES
LURKING PRIVILY FOR THEIR LIVES - CHORUS
JUDGE THE SMALL THINGS

12. HOW LONG, WILL MY EARS, BE CLOSED TO YOUR WORDS
LORD, CALL ME OUT OF THE WORLD
YOUR, VOICE, CAN HEAL ME
CHORUS
ONE DAY, OUR LORD, WILL COME FOR US AND SAVE US
AND WE’LL, LEARN TO WALK IN HIS WAYS
END 2X – LEARN, LEARN TO WALK IN HIS WAYS
HOW LONG, WILL MY EYES, BE BLIND TO YOUR SPIRIT
LORD, CLEANSE THE INSIDE OF MY CUP
DON’T LEAVE ME, IN THIS WORLD OF DARKNESS – CHORUS
HOW LONG, WILL MY HEART, BE UNLIKE YOU
LORD, HEAL ME, CLEANSE ME, WITH YOUR WORD
MAKE ME LIKE YOU, HOLY AND TRUE, ONE WITH YOU
ONE DAY

13. KADOSH…..KADOSH, KADOSH
KADOSH…..KADOSH, KADOSH
ADONAI….ELOHIM, TZEVAOT
ADONAI….ELOHIM, TZEVAOT
ASHER….HAYA….VE HOVEH…VE YAVO 2X
HOLY….HOLY, HOLY
HOLY….HOLY, HOLY
O’LORD….OUR GOD, LORD OF HOSTS
O’LORD….OUR GOD, LORD OF HOSTS
WHO WAS, AND WHO IS, AND WHO IS TO COME 2X
KADOSH

14. O HOLY GOD, WE WORSHIP YOU
MERCIFUL ONE, MIGHTY AND TRUE
WE’LL SEARCH YOUR WORD, EVERY DAY
WE’LL KNEEL TO YOU, AND WE’LL PRAY
O HOLY GOD, WE LIVE THROUGH YOU
PATIENT ONE, OUR HEART SUBDUE
LEAD US IN THE WAY WE SHOULD GO
YOU’RE THE ONE WE WANT TO KNOW
O HOLY GOD, YOU CHANGED MY LIFE
YOU TAUGHT ME, WRONG AND RIGHT
I HOPE I’LL BE PLEASING SOME DAY
WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES AND SAY
O HOLY GOD, CAN YOU FORGIVE ME
FOR ALL I’VE DONE, I WANT TO BE
RIGHTEOUS AND PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT
LOVING YOU WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT (End top line x2)
O HOLY GOD

15. I LIFT MY EYES UP, TO THE MOUNTAINS
WHERE DOES MY HELP COME FROM
MY HELP COMES FROM YOU
MAKER OF HEAVEN
CREATOR OF THE EARTH
O HOW I NEED YOU LORD
YOU ARE MY ONLY HOPE
YOU'RE MY ONLY PRAYER
SO I WILL WAIT FOR YOU
TO COME AND RESCUE ME
COME AND GIVE ME LIFE
END
Top 2 lines
I LIFT MY EYES UP

16. Blessing for the Torah
Blessed are you YHWH our God, King of the universe, who gives us the Torah of truth so that we may study, live, learn, and be changed by it, so that we may have righteous judgment and your spirit of love, So that we may keep your commandments, do them, and live in them, and teach them to our children and our children's children forever. Amain!

17. Torah Reading
Shoftim“Judges”
Reader 1: Deut 16:18 – 17:13
Reader 2: Deut 17:14 – 17:20
Reader 3: Deut 18:1 – 18:5
Reader 4: Deut 18:6 – 18:13
Reader 5: Deut 18:14 – 19:13
Reader 6: Deut 19:14 – 20:9
Reader 7: Deut 20:10 – 21:9
Haftarah: Isa 51:12 – 52:12

18. Reader 1 – Deut 16: 18 - 20
There shall be just judges in all your gates

19. Reader 1 – Deut 16: 21 - 22
You shall not plant any groves by an altar of YHWH or set up an idol

20. Reader 1 – Deut 17: 1
You shall not sacrifice anything that is blemished to YHWH

21. Reader 1 – Deut 17: 2 - 5
You shall stone anyone who serves other elohim after making diligent search to see if it's true

22. Reader 1 – Deut 17: 6 - 7
All matters shall be established by two or three witnesses

23. Reader 1 – Deut 17: 8 - 13
Levi, Priests, and Judges shall decide the sentence for hard matters

24. Reader 2 – Deut 17: 14 - 17
When you come into the land you shall set a King over you from your brethren whom YHWH will choose

25. Reader 2 – Deut 17: 18 - 20
King must write a copy of the whole Torah and read from it every day

26. Reader 3 – Deut 18: 1 - 2
The Levi'im shall have no part with Yisra'el, YHWH is their inheritence

27. Reader 3 – Deut 18: 3 - 5
The Levi’im’s portions of the offerings are given

28. Reader 4 – Deut 18: 6 - 8
If a Levi desires to come and serve YHWH he shall be allowed to take part

29. Reader 4 – Deut 18: 9 - 13
You shall not take on any of the ways of the nations before you

30. Reader 5 – Deut 18: 14 - 19
A prophet like Moshe is promised to stand between YHWH and the people

31. Reader 5 – Deut 18: 20 - 22
You shall put to death a false prophet

32. Reader 5 – Deut 19: 1 - 10
You shall make cities of refuge for people who accidentally kill someone

33. Reader 5 – Deut 19: 11 - 13
If a man kills someone but not by accident and flees to a city of refuge the judges shall deliver him to the avenger of blood

34. Reader 6 – Deut 19: 14
You shall not move your neighbor's landmarks

35. Reader 6 – Deut 19: 15
All matters shall be established by two or more witnesses

36. Reader 6 – Deut 19: 16 - 21
False witnesses to receive the punishment of the accused

37. Reader 6 – Deut 20: 1 - 4
Priests to speak to men before going to war

38. Reader 6 – Deut 20: 5 - 9
4 reasons men should not go out to war

39. Reader 7 – Deut 20: 10 - 15
Before making war on a city first offer peace, if they refuse kill all males

40. Reader 7 – Deut 20: 16 - 18
When taking a city of your inheritance from God kill all breathing creatures

41. Reader 7 – Deut 20: 19 - 20
When making a long war you shall not destroy the fruit trees because you can eat from them

42. Reader 7 – Deut 21: 1 - 9
Laws for finding a dead person in a field

43. Haftarah – Isa 51: 12 – 52:12
Do not fear your oppressor because YHWH will take His fury off you and put it on them

44. Blessing for the Torah
Blessed are you YHWH our God, King of the universe, who gives us the Torah of truth so that we may study, learn, live, and be changed by it, so that we may have righteous judgment and your spirit of love, So that we may keep your commandments, do them, and live in them, and teach them to our children and our children's children forever. Amain!

45. Kids
Fathers:
Deu 6:6 And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart:
Deu 6:7 And you shall teach them diligently unto your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Deu 6:8 And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
Children:
Deu 6:20 when your son asks you in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which YHWH our Elohim has commanded you?

46. Kids
Fathers:
Deu 6:21 Then you shall say unto your son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and YHWH brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
Deu 6:22 And YHWH showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
Deu 6:23 And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he swore unto our fathers.
Deu 6:24 And YHWH commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear YHWH our Elohim, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
Deu 6:25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before YHWH our Elohim, as he has commanded us.

47. Kids
Last Weeks Parashat Review

48. Kids
What was last weeks Parashat?

49. Kids
Last week’s parashat was in the book of Devarim also called Deuteronomy. Last week’s parashat was called Re’eh which means ‘Behold'
● Devarim
● Va’etchanan
● Ekev
● Re’eh
● Shoftim
● Ki Tetze
● Ki Tavo
● Nitzavim/Va’yelech
● Ha’azinu
● Vezot ha’Bracha

50. Kids

51. Kids
Review Questions
● What does the word Re’eh mean?
● What causes the commandments to be a blessing or cursing?
● What are we to do with all the idolotry in the land?
● What makes an animal clean or unclean?
● How do you treat the poor?

52. Kids
This week’s parashat is in the book of Devarim also called Deuteronomy, This week’s parashat is called Shoftim which means ‘Judges'
● Devarim
● Va’etchanan
● Ekev
● Re’eh
● Shoftim
● Ki Tetze
● Ki Tavo
● Nitzavim/Va’yelech
● Ha’azinu
● Vezot ha’Bracha

53. Kids
THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY IS DEVARIM
THE 5TH BOOK OF THE TORAH
THERE'S 10 PARASHOT IN DEVARIM
AND THIS IS THEIR ORDER
DEVARIM, VA’ETCHANA, EKEV, RE’EH
SHOFTIM, KI TETZE,
KI TAVO, NITZAVIM
VA’YELECH, HA’AZINU, VEZOT HA’BRACHA
THANK YOU ELOHIM FOR OUR PARASHAT
SHOFTIM IS OUR PORTION
WE LEARN YOUR WORD ON EVERY SHABBAT
AND NOW LET'S LEARN THIS ONE. HEY!
The Parashat Song

54. Kids

55. Kids
What does the word Shoftim mean?

56. Kids
Judgement

57. Kids
What condition do our sacrifices to YHWH have to be in?

58. Kids
Perfect, we don’t offer sacrifices with blemishes!

59. Kids
How many witnesses are needed to establish something?

60. Kids
Two or more witnesses are needed to establish a matter!

61. Kids
What happens to a false witness?

62. Kids
They get the punishment that the person they accused would have gotten!

63. Kids
Activity
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64. Parashat Message
Belonging in the Promised Land
By Messianic Torah

65. Blessing for the Sabbath
Blessed are you YHWH our God, who rested on the seventh day and has given rest to all people through your Holy Torah!
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