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Parashat Re'eh - פָּרָשַׁת רְאֵה
Re’eh (“See”) details a series of laws in advance of the Israelites’ entrance into the Land of Israel. These include the obligation to destroy idolatry, laws of tithing and charity, dietary laws, holiday laws, and the prohibition of offering sacrifices outside of the place designated by God.
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17
Parashat Re'eh is the 47th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on August 8th, 2026 / 25 Av 5786
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
11:26 - 12:10· 17 p’sukim
2:
12:11 - 12:28· 18 p’sukim
3:
12:29 - 13:19· 22 p’sukim
4:
14:1 - 14:21· 21 p’sukim
5:
14:22 - 14:29· 8 p’sukim
6:
15:1 - 15:18· 18 p’sukim
7:
15:19 - 16:17· 22 p’sukim
Maftir:
16:13 - 16:17· 5 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Isaiah 54:11 - 55:5· 12 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
August 8th, 2026
1:
11:26 - 11:31· 6 p’sukim
2:
11:32 - 12:5· 6 p’sukim
3:
12:6 - 12:10· 5 p’sukim
4:
12:11 - 12:16· 6 p’sukim
5:
12:17 - 12:19· 3 p’sukim
6:
12:20 - 12:25· 6 p’sukim
7:
12:26 - 12:28· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
12:26 - 12:28· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Isaiah 54:11 - 55:5**· 12 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
August 28th, 2027
1:
12:29 - 13:1· 4 p’sukim
2:
13:2 - 13:6· 5 p’sukim
3:
13:7 - 13:12· 6 p’sukim
4:
13:13 - 13:19· 7 p’sukim
5:
14:1 - 14:8· 8 p’sukim
6:
14:9 - 14:21· 13 p’sukim
7:
14:22 - 14:29· 8 p’sukim
Maftir:
14:22 - 14:29· 8 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Isaiah 43:1 - 43:10· 10 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
August 19th, 2028
1:
15:1 - 15:6· 6 p’sukim
2:
15:7 - 15:11· 5 p’sukim
3:
15:12 - 15:18· 7 p’sukim
4:
15:19 - 15:23· 5 p’sukim
5:
16:1 - 16:8· 8 p’sukim
6:
16:9 - 16:12· 4 p’sukim
7:
16:13 - 16:17· 5 p’sukim
Maftir:
16:13 - 16:17· 5 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Isaiah 43:11 - 43:20· 10 p’sukim
About Parashat Parashat Re'eh
Beyond its catalog of laws, Re'eh is built around a single, urgent choice. It opens with Moses declaring, "See, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse" (Deuteronomy 11:26) — blessing for loyalty to God's commandments, curse for abandoning them — a choice to be dramatized in a ceremony on Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal once Israel crosses into the Land. The portion's most consequential legal innovation is the centralization of worship: rather than sacrificing at scattered local altars, Israel may offer sacrifices only at "the place that the Lord your God will choose," a phrase repeated throughout and later understood as Jerusalem and the Temple. A throughline ties material prosperity in the Land to three commitments: exclusive devotion to God, centralized and purified worship, and social justice toward the vulnerable — expressed through tithing, the sabbatical release of debts, open-handed charity to the poor, and the freeing of Hebrew servants.
The Haftarah
In most Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities the Haftarah for Re'eh is Isaiah 54:11–55:5, with the verse range essentially uniform across rites (minor custom variations exist in some communities). It is the third of the seven "Haftarot of Consolation" (sheva d'nechemta) read on the Shabbatot from after Tisha b'Av through to Rosh Hashanah. The connection is both seasonal and verbal: Isaiah envisions God rebuilding Jerusalem in radiant splendor and promises that "all your children shall be taught of the Lord" (Isaiah 54:13), echoing the parsha's address to Israel as "children of the Lord your God" (Deuteronomy 14:1). Isaiah's linking of redemption to righteousness, and his invitation to seek lasting sustenance "without money," resonate with Re'eh's emphasis on charity, debt release, and choosing the path of blessing.
Notable passages and verses
The portion's name comes from its famous opening word and verse, "Re'eh — See, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse" (Deuteronomy 11:26). It is also the source of the often-cited prohibition "you shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk" (Deuteronomy 14:21), one of three occurrences in the Torah that underlie the laws of separating meat and milk. Re'eh contains the dietary (kashrut) catalog of clean and unclean animals, birds, and fish in Deuteronomy 14, and the sabbatical debt-release and charity laws of Deuteronomy 15, including the call to "surely open your hand" to the poor. Re'eh frequently coincides with Shabbat Mevarchim / Rosh Chodesh Elul — the Shabbat blessing the month of repentance that leads toward the High Holy Days. It is one of the longer portions in Deuteronomy (roughly 126 verses, with counts varying slightly by source) and is typically read in August or early September.
Frequently asked questions
What is parashat Re'eh about?
Re'eh ("See"), Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17, is part of Moses's address to Israel on the plains of Moab, setting out laws to govern life once they enter the Land of Israel. It frames life as a choice between blessing and curse, commands the destruction of idolatrous shrines and the centralization of worship at "the place the Lord will choose," and lays out laws of kashrut, tithing, the sabbatical release of debts, charity to the poor, the freeing of Hebrew servants, and the three pilgrimage festivals. On TropeTrainer you can hear and practice this reading chanted with its trope.
What is the haftarah for Re'eh?
The Haftarah for Re'eh is Isaiah 54:11–55:5 in most Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities. It is the third of the seven "Haftarot of Consolation" read between Tisha b'Av and Rosh Hashanah, comforting Israel with promises of Jerusalem rebuilt and redemption tied to righteousness. Note that some communities observe minor variations, especially when Re'eh coincides with Rosh Chodesh. TropeTrainer lets you hear and practice the Haftarah with its trope.
What are the main themes of Re'eh?
Re'eh centers on a fundamental choice — "See, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse" — tying Israel's prosperity in the Land to loyalty to God. Its major themes are exclusive and centralized worship (destroying idolatry and offering sacrifices only at the chosen place), purity and holiness through the dietary laws, and social justice through tithing, debt release, charity, and care for the poor, the stranger, the orphan, and the widow. You can hear and practice the full reading with trope on TropeTrainer.
Why is the Torah portion called Re'eh?
The portion is named Re'eh, Hebrew for "See," after its opening word in Deuteronomy 11:26: "See, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse." Hebrew Torah portions are traditionally named for a distinctive early word, and here that word also captures the parsha's central call to choose the path of blessing. TropeTrainer lets you hear and practice this reading chanted with its trope.
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