Parashat Tetzaveh 6012 / פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה
/ 10 Adar I 6012
Parashat Tetzaveh is the 20th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Exodus 27:20-30:10
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: 30:8-10 · 3 p’sukim
Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10-27 · 18 p’sukim
Triennial year 2
- 1: 28:31-35 · 5 p’sukim
- 2: 28:36-38 · 3 p’sukim
- 3: 28:39-43 · 5 p’sukim
- 4: 29:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
- 5: 29:5-9 · 5 p’sukim
- 6: 29:10-14 · 5 p’sukim
- 7: 29:15-18 · 4 p’sukim
- maf: 29:15-18 · 4 p’sukim
Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10-27 · 18 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah: Haggai 1:1-12 · 12 p’sukim
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
- 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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