Parashat Mishpatim 5736 / פָּרָשַׁת מִּשְׁפָּטִים

/ 29 Sh’vat 5736

Parashat Mishpatim is the 18th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Exodus 21:1-24:18

Mishpatim (“Laws”) recounts a series of God’s laws that Moses gives to the Israelites. These include laws about treatment of slaves, damages, loans, returning lost property, the Sabbath, the sabbatical year, holidays, and destroying idolatry. The portion ends as Moses ascends Mount Sinai for 40 days. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 21:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
  2. 2: 21:20-22:3 · 21 p’sukim
  3. 3: 22:4-26 · 23 p’sukim
  4. 4: 22:27-23:5 · 9 p’sukim
  5. 5: 23:6-19 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: 23:20-25 · 6 p’sukim
  7. 7: 23:26-24:18 · 26 p’sukim
  8. maf: 24:15-18 · 4 p’sukim

Haftarah*: I Samuel 20:18-42 · 25 p’sukim
*Shabbat Machar Chodesh

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

List of Dates

Parashat Mishpatim is read in Israel on:

References

Parashat Mishpatim from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24:18) and Haftarah (Jeremiah 34:8-22, 33:25-26): 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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