Parashat Ki Tisa / פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִשָּׂא

Parashat Ki Tisa is the 21st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 18 Adar 5783.

Torah Portion: Exodus 30:11-34:35

Ki-Tisa (“When You Elevate”) opens as God tells Moses to collect a half-shekel donation from all Israelites and to anoint the Mishkan (Tabernacle), its vessels, and the priests. The Israelites worship the golden calf and Moses breaks the tablets. Moses beseeches God to forgive, and returns with a second set of tablets. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 30:11-31:17 · 45 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 31:18-33:11 · 47 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 33:12-16 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 33:17-23 · 7 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 34:1-9 · 9 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 34:10-26 · 17 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 34:27-35 · 9 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 34:33-35 · 3 p’sukim ·

N.B. special maftir in years 5780, 5781, 5783, 5786, 5788, 5791, 5794, 5797

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: I Kings 18:1-39 · 39 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: I Kings 18:20-39 · 20 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5780, 5781, 5783, 5786, 5788, 5791, 5794, 5797

Triennial Year 1
  1. 1: 30:11-13 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 30:14-16 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 30:17-21 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 30:22-33 · 12 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 30:34-38 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 31:1-11 · 11 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 31:12-17 · 6 p’sukim ·
  8. maf*: Numbers 19:1-22 · 22 p’sukim ·
    *Shabbat Parah

Haftarah*: Ezekiel 36:16-38 · 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat Parah

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 31:18-32:6 · 7 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 32:7-11 · 5 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 32:12-14 · 3 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 32:15-24 · 10 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 32:25-29 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 32:30-33:6 · 12 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 33:7-11 · 5 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 33:9-11 · 3 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: I Kings 18:20-39 · 20 p’sukim

Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 33:12-16 · 5 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 33:17-23 · 7 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 34:1-9 · 9 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 34:10-17 · 8 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 34:18-21 · 4 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 34:22-26 · 5 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 34:27-35 · 9 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 34:33-35 · 3 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: Isaiah 63:17-64:8 · 11 p’sukim

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 30:11-13 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 30:14-16 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 30:17-21 · 5 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Ki Tisa is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Ki Tisa 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
Tetzaveh
Vayakhel