Torah Tidbits
24 May 2012 /
3 Sivan 5772
Issue 919
Parshat Sho-f'tim 5770
August 12, 2010
Sedra Stats
Sedra Stats - Parashat Sho-f'tim
Sho-f’tim
48th of the 54 sedras;
5th of 11 in D’varim
Written on 191.6 lines in a Torah (rank: 27)
18 Parshiyot; 3 open, 15 closed
97 p’sukim - ranks 36th - 7th in D’varim
(tied with Tzav, but larger)
1523 words - ranks 28th - 7th in D’varim
5590 letters - ranks 31st - 7th in D’varim
Relatively large p’sukim, like most of D’varim but an average-sized sedra
MITZVOT
41 mitzvot - 14 positive, 27 prohibitions;
ranks 6th in mitzvot among the sedras
The top 6 mitzva-sedras contain 55% of the Torah’s mitzvot. (the 48 other sedras have the other 45%)
- Other Sedra Stats
- Vayakhel- P'kudei Stats
- T'tzaveh Stats
- VA'EIRA Stats
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- Wisdom & Wit
- Aliya-by-Aliya Sedra Summary
- Sedra Stats
- Vebbe Rebbe
- Portion of the Portion
- MicroUlpan
- Parsha Points to Ponder
- ParshaPix Explanations
- TTriddles "Report"
- Person In The Parsha
- Praying With Passion
- Ethical Teachings of the Torah
- Chizuk and Idud
- Towards Better Davening and Torah Reading
- Divrei Menachem
- "From Machon Puah"
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