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Parashat Chukat-Balak 5783 / פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת־בָּלָק

1 July 2023 / 12 Tamuz 5783 (Diaspora)

https://youtu.be/-iJJ8ZfB8Hc

Parashat Chukat-Balak is the 39th and 40th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1-25:9

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. Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s donkey speaks along the way, and Balaam ends up blessing the Israelites. The portion ends with a story about Israelite men sinning with Moabite women and the stabbing of an Israelite and a Midianite. [1]

Triennial year 1

1: 19:1-9 · 9 p’sukim ·

2: 19:10-17 · 8 p’sukim ·

3: 19:18-20:6 · 11 p’sukim ·

4: 20:7-13 · 7 p’sukim ·

5: 20:14-21 · 8 p’sukim ·

6: 20:22-21:9 · 17 p’sukim ·

7: 21:10-20 · 11 p’sukim ·

maf: 21:16-20 · 5 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 · 17 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary  American Jewish University

Hertz Chumash: pp. 652 – 661 Triennial Year 1 (Full Kriyah pp. 652 – 682)