Parashat Tetzaveh 4953 / פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה
/ 9 Adar 4953
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Parashat Tetzaveh is the 20th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Exodus 27:20-30:10; Deuteronomy 25:17-19
Tetzaveh (“You Shall Command”) opens as God instructs Moses to appoint Aaron and his sons as priests. God details how to make the priestly clothing, how to sanctify the priests and offer sacrifices during the seven days of inauguration in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and how to build the golden altar. [1]
Full Kriyah
- 1: 27:20-28:12 · 14 p’sukim
- 2: 28:13-30 · 18 p’sukim
- 3: 28:31-43 · 13 p’sukim
- 4: 29:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
- 5: 29:19-37 · 19 p’sukim
- 6: 29:38-46 · 9 p’sukim
- 7: 30:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
- maf*: Deuteronomy 25:17-19
· 3 p’sukim
*Shabbat Zachor
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
I Samuel 15:2-34
· 33 p’sukim
*Shabbat Zachor
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
I Samuel 15:1-34
· 34 p’sukim
*Shabbat Zachor
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Tetzaveh: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
List of Dates
Parashat Tetzaveh is read in the Diaspora on:References
- Parashat Tetzaveh from Sefaria.org
- Sefaria, Inc.
- Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10) and Haftarah (Ezekiel 43:10-27): 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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