Parashat Pinchas / פָּרָשַׁת פִּינְחָס

Parashat Pinchas is the 41st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 23 Tamuz 5785.

Torah Portion: Numbers 25:10-30:1

Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive new laws regarding inheritance. God instructs Moses to prepare Joshua for leadership, and God describes sacrifices brought daily and on special occasions. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 25:10-26:4 · 14 p’sukim
  2. 2: 26:5-51 · 47 p’sukim
  3. 3: 26:52-27:5 · 19 p’sukim
  4. 4: 27:6-23 · 18 p’sukim
  5. 5: 28:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
  6. 6: 28:16-29:11 · 27 p’sukim
  7. 7: 29:12-30:1 · 29 p’sukim
  8. maf: 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Kings 18:46-19:21 · 22 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5783, 5784, 5785, 5786, 5787, 5788, 5789, 5790, 5791, 5792, 5793, 5794, 5796, 5797, 5799, 5800, 5801, 5802, 5804, 5805

Triennial Year 1
  1. 1: 25:10-12 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: 25:13-15 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: 25:16-26:4 · 8 p’sukim
  4. 4: 26:5-11 · 7 p’sukim
  5. 5: 26:12-22 · 11 p’sukim
  6. 6: 26:23-34 · 12 p’sukim
  7. 7: 26:35-51 · 17 p’sukim
  8. maf: 26:48-51 · 4 p’sukim

Haftarah*: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 · 22 p’sukim
*Pinchas occurring after 17 Tammuz

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 26:52-56 · 5 p’sukim
  2. 2: 26:57-62 · 6 p’sukim
  3. 3: 26:63-27:5 · 8 p’sukim
  4. 4: 27:6-14 · 9 p’sukim
  5. 5: 27:15-23 · 9 p’sukim
  6. 6: 28:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
  7. 7: 28:11-15 · 5 p’sukim
  8. maf: 28:11-15 · 5 p’sukim

Haftarah*: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 · 22 p’sukim
*Pinchas occurring after 17 Tammuz

Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 28:16-25 · 10 p’sukim
  2. 2: 28:26-31 · 6 p’sukim
  3. 3: 29:1-6 · 6 p’sukim
  4. 4: 29:7-11 · 5 p’sukim
  5. 5: 29:12-16 · 5 p’sukim
  6. 6: 29:17-28 · 12 p’sukim
  7. 7: 29:29-30:1 · 12 p’sukim
  8. maf: 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah*: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 · 22 p’sukim
*Pinchas occurring after 17 Tammuz

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 25:10-12 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: 25:13-15 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: 25:16-26:4 · 8 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

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

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

List of Dates

Parashat Pinchas is read in Israel on:

References

Parashat Pinchas from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1) and Haftarah (I Kings 18:46-19:21): 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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