Parashat Ki Tisa / פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִשָּׂא

Parashat Ki Tisa is the 21st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 15 Adar 5785.

Torah Portion: Exodus 30:11-34:35

Ki-Tisa (“When You Elevate”) opens as God tells Moses to collect a half-shekel donation from all Israelites and to anoint the Mishkan (Tabernacle), its vessels, and the priests. The Israelites worship the golden calf and Moses breaks the tablets. Moses beseeches God to forgive, and returns with a second set of tablets. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 30:11-31:17 · 45 p’sukim
  2. 2: 31:18-33:11 · 47 p’sukim
  3. 3: 33:12-16 · 5 p’sukim
  4. 4: 33:17-23 · 7 p’sukim
  5. 5: 34:1-9 · 9 p’sukim
  6. 6: 34:10-26 · 17 p’sukim
  7. 7: 34:27-35 · 9 p’sukim
  8. maf: 34:33-35 · 3 p’sukim

N.B. special maftir in years 5783, 5786, 5788, 5791, 5794, 5797, 5800, 5804

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: I Kings 18:1-39 · 39 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: I Kings 18:20-39 · 20 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5783, 5786, 5788, 5791, 5794, 5797, 5800, 5804

Triennial Year 1
  1. 1: 30:11-13 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: 30:14-16 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: 30:17-21 · 5 p’sukim
  4. 4: 30:22-33 · 12 p’sukim
  5. 5: 30:34-38 · 5 p’sukim
  6. 6: 31:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
  7. 7: 31:12-17 · 6 p’sukim
  8. maf*: Numbers 19:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Parah

Haftarah*: Ezekiel 36:16-38 · 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat Parah

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 31:18-32:6 · 7 p’sukim
  2. 2: 32:7-11 · 5 p’sukim
  3. 3: 32:12-14 · 3 p’sukim
  4. 4: 32:15-24 · 10 p’sukim
  5. 5: 32:25-29 · 5 p’sukim
  6. 6: 32:30-33:6 · 12 p’sukim
  7. 7: 33:7-11 · 5 p’sukim
  8. maf: 33:9-11 · 3 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: I Kings 18:20-39 · 20 p’sukim

Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 33:12-16 · 5 p’sukim
  2. 2: 33:17-23 · 7 p’sukim
  3. 3: 34:1-9 · 9 p’sukim
  4. 4: 34:10-17 · 8 p’sukim
  5. 5: 34:18-21 · 4 p’sukim
  6. 6: 34:22-26 · 5 p’sukim
  7. 7: 34:27-35 · 9 p’sukim
  8. maf: 34:33-35 · 3 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: Isaiah 63:17-64:8 · 11 p’sukim

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 30:11-13 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: 30:14-16 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: 30:17-21 · 5 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

Ki Tisa: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)

Ki Tisa: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible)

List of Dates

Parashat Ki Tisa is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Ki Tisa from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35) and Haftarah (I Kings 18:1-39): The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible) (paid link)
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, Jewish Publication Society, 2017
The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993
A Complete Triennial System for Reading the Torah
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, 1988
Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
Avram Israel Reisner, 2014

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