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

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. 1: 41:1-14 · 14 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 41:15-38 · 24 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 41:39-52 · 14 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 41:53-42:18 · 23 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 42:19-43:15 · 35 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 43:16-29 · 14 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 43:30-44:17 · 22 p’sukim ·
  8. maf*: Numbers 7:54-8:4 · 40 p’sukim ·
    *Chanukah Day 8
Triennial year 3
  1. 1: 43:16-18 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 43:19-25 · 7 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 43:26-29 · 4 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 43:30-34 · 5 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 44:1-6 · 6 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 44:7-10 · 4 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 44:11-17 · 7 p’sukim ·
  8. maf*: Numbers 7:54-8:4 · 40 p’sukim ·
    *Chanukah Day 8

Haftarah*: I Kings 7:40-50 · 11 p’sukim
*Shabbat Chanukah II

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 41:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 41:5-7 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 41:8-14 · 7 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Miketz 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 Miketz from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.