Parashat Chukat-Balak / פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת־בָּלָק

Parashat Chukat-Balak is the 39th and 40th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

This page displays the Israel Torah reading for Chukat-Balak. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of modern Israel.

Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1-25:9

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. Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s donkey speaks along the way, and Balaam ends up blessing the Israelites. The portion ends with a story about Israelite men sinning with Moabite women and the stabbing of an Israelite and a Midianite. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 19:1-20:6 · 28 p’sukim
  2. 2: 20:7-21 · 15 p’sukim
  3. 3: 20:22-21:20 · 28 p’sukim
  4. 4: 21:21-22:12 · 27 p’sukim
  5. 5: 22:13-38 · 26 p’sukim
  6. 6: 22:39-23:26 · 29 p’sukim
  7. 7: 23:27-25:9 · 38 p’sukim
  8. maf: 25:7-9 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 · 17 p’sukim

Triennial Year 1

Read separately in Israel in 5783

Triennial Year 2

Read separately in Israel in 5784

Triennial Year 3

Read separately in Israel in 5785

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 19:1-6 · 6 p’sukim
  2. 2: 19:7-9 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: 19:10-17 · 8 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)

References

Parashat Chukat from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1) and Haftarah (Micah 5:6-6:8): 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
Modification of the Triennial Cycle Readings for Combined Parashot in Certain Years
Rabbi Miles B. Cohen, 2020
Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
Avram Israel Reisner, 2014

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