Parashat Korach 5884 / פָּרָשַׁת קוֹרַח

/ 28 Sivan 5884 (Israel)

Parashat Korach is the 38th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

This page displays the Israel Torah reading for Korach 5884. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of 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. 1: 16:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
  2. 2: 16:14-19 · 6 p’sukim
  3. 3: 16:20-17:8 · 24 p’sukim
  4. 4: 17:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
  5. 5: 17:16-24 · 9 p’sukim
  6. 6: 17:25-18:20 · 24 p’sukim
  7. 7: 18:21-32 · 12 p’sukim
  8. maf: 18:30-32 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14-12:22 · 24 p’sukim

Triennial year 3

N.B. the following is read in Israel for 5884.
See also Korach 5884 Diaspora

  1. 1: 17:25-18:7 · 11 p’sukim
  2. 2: 18:8-10 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: 18:11-13 · 3 p’sukim
  4. 4: 18:14-20 · 7 p’sukim
  5. 5: 18:21-24 · 4 p’sukim
  6. 6: 18:25-29 · 5 p’sukim
  7. 7: 18:30-32 · 3 p’sukim
  8. maf: 18:30-32 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14-12:22 · 24 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:1-15 · 15 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

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

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

List of Dates

Parashat Korach is read in Israel 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
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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