Parashat Masei / פָּרָשַׁת מַסְעֵי

Parashat Masei is the 43rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read in Israel on 15 July 2023 / 26 Tamuz 5783.

Torah Portion: Numbers 33:1-36:13

Masei (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in the Book of Numbers, opens with a list of places that the Israelites traveled in the desert. God commands the Israelites to destroy idolatry in the Land of Israel, outlines Israel’s boundaries, and details the laws of cities of refuge for accidental killers. ^[1]

Full Kriyah

1. 1: 33:1-10 · 10 p’sukim ·
2. 2: 33:11-49 · 39 p’sukim ·
3. 3: 33:50-34:15 · 22 p’sukim ·
4. 4: 34:16-29 · 14 p’sukim ·
5. 5: 35:1-8 · 8 p’sukim ·
6. 6: 35:9-34 · 26 p’sukim ·
7. 7: 36:1-13 · 13 p’sukim ·
8. maf: 36:11-13 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4 · 26 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 4:1-2 · 27 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5781, 5785

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday

1. 1: 33:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
2. 2: 33:4-6 · 3 p’sukim ·
3. 3: 33:7-10 · 4 p’sukim ·

References

Parashat Masei from Sefaria.org

Sefaria, Inc.

The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)

Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993