Parashat Chukat - פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת
Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells the stories of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, a plague of venomous snakes, and battles against the Emorite kings Sihon and Og.
Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1-22:1
Parashat Chukat is the 39th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on July 13th 2024 / 7 Tamuz 5784
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
19:1 - 19:17· 17 p’sukim
2:
19:18 - 20:6· 11 p’sukim
3:
20:7 - 20:13· 7 p’sukim
4:
20:14 - 20:21· 8 p’sukim
5:
20:22 - 21:9· 17 p’sukim
6:
21:10 - 21:20· 11 p’sukim
7:
21:21 - 22:1· 16 p’sukim
Maftir:
21:34 - 22:1· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Judges 11:1 - 11:33· 33 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
July 13th 2024
1:
19:1 - 19:6· 6 p’sukim
2:
19:7 - 19:9· 3 p’sukim
3:
19:10 - 19:17· 8 p’sukim
4:
19:18 - 19:22· 5 p’sukim
5:
20:1 - 20:6· 6 p’sukim
6:
20:7 - 20:13· 7 p’sukim
7:
20:14 - 20:21· 8 p’sukim
Maftir:
20:18 - 20:21· 4 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Judges 11:12 - 11:27· 16 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
July 5th 2025
1:
20:22 - 21:3· 11 p’sukim
2:
21:4 - 21:10· 7 p’sukim
3:
21:11 - 21:16· 6 p’sukim
4:
21:17 - 21:20· 4 p’sukim
5:
21:21 - 21:25· 5 p’sukim
6:
21:26 - 21:33· 8 p’sukim
7:
21:34 - 22:1· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
21:34 - 22:1· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 1:
II Kings 18:1 - 18:13· 13 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 2:
II Kings 19:15 - 19:19· 5 p’sukim