Weekly Portion Parashat Chukat
June 20, 2026
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Parashat Chukat “Law Of” פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת Numbers 19:1-22:1, is the sixth Torah portion in Numbers, the the 4th Book of the five Books of the Bible and the 39th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading which begins on Rosh Ha Shana, the Jewish New Year.
Moses’ sister, Miriam, dies in Parasha Chukat and the well which followed the Israelites in their wanderings through the desert as a sign of Miriam’s merit, ceases to flow. Moses strikes a rock with his staff, providing water for the Israelites. However, the way he goes about it is not pleasing to G-d and for this reason, Moses is not allowed to enter the Promised Land. However, Moses does see it. He dies on Mount Nevo, just East of Canaan and overlooking it.
Parasha Chukat and Parasha Balak are read together on regular years and separately on leap year. Both have been designed here as one tallit.
Chukat-Balak Tallit
Band I Chukat
Moses strikes a rock with his staff, providing water for the Israelites. Translation of Hebrew (Numbers 20, 11):
“And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod twice; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.”
Band II Balak
Balaam forces his donkey ahead, whose way is being blocked by an angel that Balaam doesn’t see.
Translation of Hebrew (Numbers 22, 31):
“Then [the Lord] opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand…”
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