Parashat Chukat 5781 / פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת

/ 9 Tamuz 5781

Parashat Chukat is the 39th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

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 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 ·

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

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
Parashat Chukat from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.