Rishon
רִאשׁוֹן
28 p’sukim
Shabbat · 12 Tammuz 5786 · Diaspora
Hear Parashat Chukat-Balak as it was read on June 27, 2026, follow the trope word by word, and practice until you can chant it on your own.
Chukat and Balak were read together this Shabbat, as one portion.
These are the Diaspora readings.
In Israel this Shabbat: Parashat Balak. Chukat-Balak is not read on its own there.
The full reading as it is chanted that morning, and the triennial year it falls in.
Annual Reading
Open the full reading →Rishon
רִאשׁוֹן
28 p’sukim
Sheini
שֵׁנִי
15 p’sukim
Sh'lishi
שְׁלִישִׁי
28 p’sukim
R'vi'i
רְבִיעִי
27 p’sukim
Chamishi
חֲמִישִׁי
26 p’sukim
Shishi
שִׁשִּׁי
29 p’sukim
Sh'vi'i
שְׁבִיעִי
38 p’sukim
Maftir
מַפְטִיר
3 p’sukim
Haftarah
הַפְטָרָה
17 p’sukim
Rishon
רִאשׁוֹן
9 p’sukim
Sheini
שֵׁנִי
8 p’sukim
Sh'lishi
שְׁלִישִׁי
11 p’sukim
R'vi'i
רְבִיעִי
7 p’sukim
Chamishi
חֲמִישִׁי
8 p’sukim
Shishi
שִׁשִּׁי
17 p’sukim
Sh'vi'i
שְׁבִיעִי
11 p’sukim
Maftir
מַפְטִיר
5 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah
הַפְטָרָה
12 p’sukim
Shabbat Mincha reads the beginning of Parashat Pinchas.
Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites.
In the Diaspora, the Torah portion for Shabbat, June 27, 2026 was Parashat Chukat-Balak (Numbers 19:1-25:9). In Israel, the portion that Shabbat was Parashat Balak.
Micah 5:6-6:8.
Yes. On June 27, 2026, Chukat and Balak were read together as one portion, Parashat Chukat-Balak.
The opening of the next portion, Parashat Pinchas, in three short aliyot.
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