Parashat Miketz 5788 / פָּרָשַׁת מִקֵּץ
/ 2 Tevet 5788
Parashat Miketz is the 10th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 7:54-8:4
Miketz (“After”) follows Joseph as he interprets Pharaoh's dreams and rises to become second-in-command to Pharaoh. When Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt seeking food during a famine, Joseph accuses them of spying. He insists that they return with their youngest brother, Benjamin, and later plants a goblet in Benjamin’s bag. [1]
Full Kriyah
- 1: 41:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
- 2: 41:15-38 · 24 p’sukim
- 3: 41:39-52 · 14 p’sukim
- 4: 41:53-42:18 · 23 p’sukim
- 5: 42:19-43:15 · 35 p’sukim
- 6: 43:16-29 · 14 p’sukim
- 7: 43:30-44:17 · 22 p’sukim
- maf*:
Numbers 7:54-8:4
· 40 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 8 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah*:
I Kings 7:40-50
· 11 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 8 (on Shabbat)
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Miketz: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
List of Dates
Parashat Miketz is read in the Diaspora on:References
- Parashat Miketz from Sefaria.org
- Sefaria, Inc.
- Miketz (Genesis 41:1-44:17) and Haftarah (I Kings 3:15-4:1): The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible) (paid link)
- Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, Jewish Publication Society, 2017
- 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
- Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
- Avram Israel Reisner, 2014
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