Parashat Pinchas 5781 / פָּרָשַׁת פִּינְחָס

/ 23 Tamuz 5781

Parashat Pinchas is the 41st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Numbers 25:10-30:1

Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive new laws regarding inheritance. God instructs Moses to prepare Joshua for leadership, and God describes sacrifices brought daily and on special occasions. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 25:10-26:4 · 14 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 26:5-51 · 47 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 26:52-27:5 · 19 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 27:6-23 · 18 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 28:1-15 · 15 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 28:16-29:11 · 27 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 29:12-30:1 · 29 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim ·

Haftarah*: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 · 22 p’sukim
*Pinchas occurring after 17 Tammuz

Triennial year 2
  1. 1: 26:52-56 · 5 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 26:57-62 · 6 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 26:63-27:5 · 8 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 27:6-14 · 9 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 27:15-23 · 9 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 28:1-10 · 10 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 28:11-15 · 5 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 28:11-15 · 5 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: Joshua 17:1-6, 17:17-18 · 8 p’sukim

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 25:10-12 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 25:13-15 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 25:16-26:4 · 8 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Pinchas is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Pinchas 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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