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. 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 (on Shabbat)

Haftarah*: I Kings 7:40-50 · 11 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 8 (on Shabbat)

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 (on Shabbat)

Alternate Haftarah: I Kings 10:1-9 · 9 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Miketz is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Miketz 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
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