Parashat Korach 4954 / פָּרָשַׁת קוֹרַח
/ 5 Tamuz 4954 (Diaspora)
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Parashat Korach is the 38th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
This page displays the Diaspora Torah reading for Korach 4954. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in modern Israel.
Torah Portion: Numbers 16:1-18:32
Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin of Moses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire from God and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites. [1]
Full Kriyah
- 1: 16:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
- 2: 16:14-19 · 6 p’sukim
- 3: 16:20-17:8 · 24 p’sukim
- 4: 17:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
- 5: 17:16-24 · 9 p’sukim
- 6: 17:25-18:20 · 24 p’sukim
- 7: 18:21-32 · 12 p’sukim
- maf: 18:30-32 · 3 p’sukim
Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14-12:22 · 24 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Korach: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
List of Dates
Parashat Korach is read in the Diaspora on:References
- Parashat Korach from Sefaria.org
- Sefaria, Inc.
- Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32) and Haftarah (I Samuel 11:14-12:22): 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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