Parashat Kedoshim / פָּרָשַׁת קְדשִׁים

Parashat Kedoshim is the 30th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read in the Diaspora on / 8 Iyyar 5783.

Torah Portion: Leviticus 19:1-20:27

Kedoshim (“Holy”) opens by instructing the Israelites to be holy. It details dozens of laws regulating all aspects of life, including observing Shabbat, loving one’s neighbor, and leaving portions of a field for the poor. It ends by detailing punishments for certain types of idolatry and sexual misconduct. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 19:1-14 · 14 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 19:15-22 · 8 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 19:23-32 · 10 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 19:33-37 · 5 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 20:1-7 · 7 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 20:8-22 · 15 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 20:23-27 · 5 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 20:25-27 · 3 p’sukim ·

N.B. special maftir in years 5787, 5790, 5793

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Amos 9:7-15 · 9 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 20:2-20 · 19 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5787, 5790, 5793

Triennial Year 1

See Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5783

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 19:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 19:5-10 · 6 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 19:11-14 · 4 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 19:15-18 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 19:19-22 · 4 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 19:23-32 · 10 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 19:33-37 · 5 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 19:35-37 · 3 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15 · 9 p’sukim

Triennial Year 3

See Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5785

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 19:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 19:5-10 · 6 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 19:11-14 · 4 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Kedoshim is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Kedoshim 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
Achrei Mot
Emor