Parashat Kedoshim / פָּרָשַׁת קְדשִׁים

Parashat Kedoshim is the 30th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 12 Iyyar 5785.

Torah Portion: Leviticus 19:1-20:27

Kedoshim (“Holy”) opens by instructing the Israelites to be holy. It details dozens of laws regulating all aspects of life, including observing Shabbat, loving one’s neighbor, and leaving portions of a field for the poor. It ends by detailing punishments for certain types of idolatry and sexual misconduct. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 19:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  2. 2: 19:15-22 · 8 p’sukim
  3. 3: 19:23-32 · 10 p’sukim
  4. 4: 19:33-37 · 5 p’sukim
  5. 5: 20:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
  6. 6: 20:8-22 · 15 p’sukim
  7. 7: 20:23-27 · 5 p’sukim
  8. maf: 20:25-27 · 3 p’sukim

N.B. special maftir in years 5787, 5790, 5793

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Ezekiel 22:1-19 · 19 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 20:2-20 · 19 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5782, 5787, 5790, 5793, 5795, 5798, 5803

Triennial Year 1

See Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5783

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 19:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
  2. 2: 19:5-10 · 6 p’sukim
  3. 3: 19:11-14 · 4 p’sukim
  4. 4: 19:15-18 · 4 p’sukim
  5. 5: 19:19-22 · 4 p’sukim
  6. 6: 19:23-32 · 10 p’sukim
  7. 7: 19:33-37 · 5 p’sukim
  8. maf: 19:35-37 · 3 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15 · 9 p’sukim

Triennial Year 3

See Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5785

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 19:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
  2. 2: 19:5-10 · 6 p’sukim
  3. 3: 19:11-14 · 4 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

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

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

List of Dates

Parashat Kedoshim is read in Israel on:

References

Parashat Kedoshim from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1-20:27) and Haftarah (Ezekiel 22:1-19): 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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