Parashat Korach - פָּרָשַׁת קוֹרַח
Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin of Moses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire from God and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites.
Torah Portion: Numbers 16:1-18:32
Parashat Korach is the 38th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on June 28th, 2025 / 2 Tamuz 5785
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
16:1 - 16:13· 13 p’sukim
2:
16:14 - 16:19· 6 p’sukim
3:
16:20 - 17:8· 24 p’sukim
4:
17:9 - 17:15· 7 p’sukim
5:
17:16 - 17:24· 9 p’sukim
6:
17:25 - 18:20· 24 p’sukim
7:
18:21 - 18:32· 12 p’sukim
Maftir:
18:30 - 18:32· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
I Samuel 11:14 - 12:22· 24 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
June 24th, 2023
1:
16:1 - 16:3· 3 p’sukim
2:
16:4 - 16:7· 4 p’sukim
3:
16:8 - 16:13· 6 p’sukim
4:
16:14 - 16:19· 6 p’sukim
5:
16:20 - 16:35· 16 p’sukim
6:
17:1 - 17:8· 8 p’sukim
7:
17:9 - 17:15· 7 p’sukim
Maftir:
17:9 - 17:15· 7 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
I Samuel 12:1 - 12:13· 13 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
July 6th, 2024
1:
16:20 - 16:27· 8 p’sukim
2:
16:28 - 16:35· 8 p’sukim
3:
17:1 - 17:5· 5 p’sukim
4:
17:6 - 17:8· 3 p’sukim
5:
17:9 - 17:15· 7 p’sukim
6:
17:16 - 17:20· 5 p’sukim
7:
17:21 - 17:24· 4 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
June 28th, 2025
1:
17:25 - 18:7· 11 p’sukim
2:
18:8 - 18:10· 3 p’sukim
3:
18:11 - 18:13· 3 p’sukim
4:
18:14 - 18:20· 7 p’sukim
5:
18:21 - 18:24· 4 p’sukim
6:
18:25 - 18:29· 5 p’sukim
7:
18:30 - 18:32· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
18:30 - 18:32· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Ezekiel 45:1 - 45:15· 15 p’sukim