Parashat Chukat 5743 / פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת

/ 7 Tamuz 5743

Parashat Chukat is the 39th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1-22:1

Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells the stories of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, a plague of venomous snakes, and battles against the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 19:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  2. 2: 19:18-20:6 · 11 p’sukim
  3. 3: 20:7-13 · 7 p’sukim
  4. 4: 20:14-21 · 8 p’sukim
  5. 5: 20:22-21:9 · 17 p’sukim
  6. 6: 21:10-20 · 11 p’sukim
  7. 7: 21:21-22:1 · 16 p’sukim
  8. maf: 21:34-22:1 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33 · 33 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

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

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

List of Dates

Parashat Chukat is read in Israel on:

References

Parashat Chukat from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1) and Haftarah (Judges 11:1-33): 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

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