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Parashat Ki Teitzei - פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תֵצֵא
Ki Teitzei (“When You Go Out”) contains numerous laws, more than appear in any other Torah portion. These include laws about the treatment of a captive woman, returning lost objects, forbidden mixtures, the erection of a rooftop fence, rape, collateral, and workers’ wages.
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19
Parashat Ki Teitzei is the 49th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on August 22nd, 2026 / 9 Elul 5786
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
21:10 - 21:21· 12 p’sukim
2:
21:22 - 22:7· 9 p’sukim
3:
22:8 - 23:7· 29 p’sukim
4:
23:8 - 23:24· 17 p’sukim
5:
23:25 - 24:4· 6 p’sukim
6:
24:5 - 24:13· 9 p’sukim
7:
24:14 - 25:19· 28 p’sukim
Maftir:
25:17 - 25:19· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Isaiah 54:1 - 54:10· 10 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
August 22nd, 2026
1:
21:10 - 21:14· 5 p’sukim
2:
21:15 - 21:17· 3 p’sukim
3:
21:18 - 21:21· 4 p’sukim
4:
21:22 - 22:7· 9 p’sukim
5:
22:8 - 22:12· 5 p’sukim
6:
22:13 - 22:29· 17 p’sukim
7:
23:1 - 23:7· 7 p’sukim
Maftir:
23:4 - 23:7· 4 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Isaiah 54:1 - 54:10· 10 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
September 11th, 2027
1:
23:8 - 23:12· 5 p’sukim
2:
23:13 - 23:15· 3 p’sukim
3:
23:16 - 23:19· 4 p’sukim
4:
23:20 - 23:24· 5 p’sukim
5:
23:25 - 24:4· 6 p’sukim
6:
24:5 - 24:9· 5 p’sukim
7:
24:10 - 24:13· 4 p’sukim
Maftir:
24:10 - 24:13· 4 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Jeremiah 33:1 - 33:11· 11 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
September 2nd, 2028
1:
24:14 - 24:16· 3 p’sukim
2:
24:17 - 24:19· 3 p’sukim
3:
24:20 - 24:22· 3 p’sukim
4:
25:1 - 25:4· 4 p’sukim
5:
25:5 - 25:10· 6 p’sukim
6:
25:11 - 25:16· 6 p’sukim
7:
25:17 - 25:19· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
25:17 - 25:19· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 1:
Isaiah 48:12 - 48:21· 10 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 2:
Isaiah 4:20 - 4:20· 1 p’sukim
About Parashat Parashat Ki Teitzei
Beyond its specific statutes, Ki Teitzei is the most law-dense portion in the Torah: by the count of Sefer HaChinuch it contains 74 of the Torah's 613 commandments, more than any other single parashah. What unites this seemingly miscellaneous body of law is its focus on everyday civil, economic, and family life rather than ritual or sacrifice. The portion translates covenantal holiness into the ethics of ordinary relationships, governing matters such as marriage and divorce, the inheritance rights of the firstborn, honest weights and measures, the prompt payment of workers' wages, taking collateral on a loan, and leaving gleanings for the poor. It closes with the charge to remember and blot out the memory of Amalek, framing communal memory itself as a moral obligation.
The Haftarah
The Haftarah for Ki Teitzei is Isaiah 54:1-10, read in this verse range in most Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities (the sources consulted document no difference in the range between the two rites). It is the fifth of the seven "Haftarot of Consolation" (Sheva d'Nechemta) read on the Shabbatot between Tisha b'Av and Rosh Hashanah, so its selection is driven primarily by the calendar cycle of consolation rather than by the parashah's legal content. Isaiah portrays an exiled Israel as a once-barren, abandoned woman whom God promises to take back with everlasting kindness, comparing this irrevocable pledge to His post-flood oath to Noah. Commentators also note a thematic resonance with the portion's many laws concerning women, marriage, and protecting the vulnerable, recasting the God-Israel bond in terms of reconciliation and enduring covenantal loyalty.
Notable passages and verses
Ki Teitzei contains several of the Torah's most discussed commandments. Shiluach haken, sending away the mother bird before taking her young (Deuteronomy 22:6-7), carries an explicit promise of long life and is among the most debated mitzvot in Jewish thought. The requirement to build a parapet (ma'akeh) around a flat roof (Deuteronomy 22:8) is the paradigm case for safety obligations in Jewish law. The portion also gives the forbidden mixtures of kilayim and shaatnez (wool and linen), the prohibition against muzzling an ox while it threshes (Deuteronomy 25:4), and the concluding command to remember what Amalek did and blot out his memory (Deuteronomy 25:17-19). Those closing Amalek verses are read again as the special maftir on Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat before Purim; while Ki Teitzei itself is an ordinary Shabbat, it is the source of that Zachor reading.
Frequently asked questions
What is parashat Ki Teitzei about?
Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19) is the most law-dense portion in the Torah, containing 74 of its 613 commandments by the count of Sefer HaChinuch, more than any other parashah. Its laws govern mostly civil and domestic life rather than ritual: marriage and divorce, the firstborn's inheritance, returning lost property, loans and collateral, honest weights, workers' wages, forbidden mixtures, and the duty to remember Amalek. With TropeTrainer you can hear and practice this reading with its trope (cantillation).
What is the haftarah for Ki Teitzei?
The Haftarah for Ki Teitzei is Isaiah 54:1-10, read in this range in most Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities. It is the fifth of the seven Haftarot of Consolation read between Tisha b'Av and Rosh Hashanah, depicting God's everlasting promise to restore an exiled Israel, likened to His post-flood oath to Noah. TropeTrainer lets you hear and practice this haftarah with its trope.
What are the main themes of Ki Teitzei?
Ki Teitzei translates covenantal holiness into the ethics of everyday social, economic, and family relationships. Rather than focusing on ritual, it addresses how people treat one another in daily life: protecting the vulnerable, dealing honestly in business, paying workers promptly, and acting with compassion, closing with the charge to remember and blot out Amalek. You can hear and practice this reading with trope on TropeTrainer.
What is shiluach haken in Ki Teitzei?
Shiluach haken (Deuteronomy 22:6-7) is the commandment to send away the mother bird before taking her young or eggs from a nest. It is one of the few mitzvot tied to an explicit reward of long life and is among the most discussed commandments in Jewish thought. TropeTrainer lets you hear and practice the verses of Ki Teitzei, including this passage, with trope.
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