Parashat Matot 5779 / פָּרָשַׁת מַּטּוֹת

/ 24 Tamuz 5779 (Israel)

Parashat Matot is the 42nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

This page displays the Israel Torah reading for Matot 5779. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of modern Israel.

Torah Portion: Numbers 30:2-32:42

Matot (“Tribes”) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 30:2-17 · 16 p’sukim
  2. 2: 31:1-12 · 12 p’sukim
  3. 3: 31:13-24 · 12 p’sukim
  4. 4: 31:25-41 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: 31:42-54 · 13 p’sukim
  6. 6: 32:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
  7. 7: 32:20-42 · 23 p’sukim
  8. maf: 32:39-42 · 4 p’sukim

Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 · 22 p’sukim

Triennial year 3

N.B. the following is read in Israel for 5779.
See also Matot-Masei 5779 Diaspora

  1. 1: 31:1-32:4 · 58 p’sukim
  2. 2: 32:5-19 · 15 p’sukim
  3. 3: 32:20-24 · 5 p’sukim
  4. 4: 32:25-27 · 3 p’sukim
  5. 5: 32:28-30 · 3 p’sukim
  6. 6: 32:31-38 · 8 p’sukim
  7. 7: 32:39-42 · 4 p’sukim
  8. maf: 32:39-42 · 4 p’sukim

Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 · 22 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: Jeremiah 14:11-22 · 12 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

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

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

List of Dates

Parashat Matot is read in Israel on:

References

Parashat Matot from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Matot (Numbers 30:2-32:42) and Haftarah (Jeremiah 1:1-2:3): 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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