Parashat Chukat / פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת

Parashat Chukat is the 39th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read in the Diaspora on / 10 Tamuz 5782.

Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1-22:1

Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells the stories of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, a plague of venomous snakes, and battles against the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 19:1-17 · 17 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 19:18-20:6 · 11 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 20:7-13 · 7 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 20:14-21 · 8 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 20:22-21:9 · 17 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 21:10-20 · 11 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 21:21-22:1 · 16 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 21:34-22:1 · 3 p’sukim ·
Triennial Year 1

See Chukat-Balak 5780

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 19:1-6 · 6 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 19:7-9 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 19:10-17 · 8 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 19:18-22 · 5 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 20:1-6 · 6 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 20:7-13 · 7 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 20:14-21 · 8 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 20:18-21 · 4 p’sukim ·
Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 20:22-21:3 · 11 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 21:4-10 · 7 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 21:11-16 · 6 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 21:17-20 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 21:21-25 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 21:25-33 · 9 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 21:34-22:1 · 3 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 21:34-22:1 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33 · 33 p’sukim

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 19:1-6 · 6 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 19:7-9 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 19:10-17 · 8 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Chukat is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Chukat from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
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
Korach
Balak