Parashat Terumah / פָּרָשַׁת תְּרוּמָה

Parashat Terumah is the 19th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 4 Adar 5783.

Torah Portion: Exodus 25:1-27:19

Terumah (“Donation”) opens as God tells Moses to collect donated materials in order to build a dwelling place for God called the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God describes how to build the vessels that will fill the Mishkan - including the ark, table, menorah, and sacrificial altar - as well as the Mishkan’s walls and curtains. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 25:1-16 · 16 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 25:17-30 · 14 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 25:31-26:14 · 24 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 26:15-30 · 16 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 26:31-37 · 7 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 27:1-8 · 8 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 27:9-19 · 11 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 27:17-19 · 3 p’sukim ·

N.B. special maftir in years 5781, 5785, 5795

Haftarah: I Kings 5:26-6:13 · 20 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5781, 5785, 5795

Triennial Year 1
  1. 1: 25:1-5 · 5 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 25:6-9 · 4 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 25:10-16 · 7 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 25:17-22 · 6 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 25:23-30 · 8 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 25:31-33 · 3 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 25:34-40 · 7 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 25:37-40 · 4 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: Zechariah 2:5-17 · 13 p’sukim

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 26:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 26:4-6 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 26:7-11 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 26:12-14 · 3 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 26:15-21 · 7 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 26:22-25 · 4 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 26:26-30 · 5 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 26:26-30 · 5 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: I Kings 6:1-13 · 13 p’sukim

Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 26:31-33 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 26:34-37 · 4 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 27:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 27:4-8 · 5 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 27:9-12 · 4 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 27:13-19 · 7 p’sukim ·
  7. 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim ·
    *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
  8. maf*: 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim ·
    *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah*: II Kings 12:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 25:1-5 · 5 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 25:6-9 · 4 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 25:10-16 · 7 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Terumah is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Terumah 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
Mishpatim
Tetzaveh