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Weekly Torah portion · Deuteronomy
Ki Teitzei כי תצא
Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19
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.
Summary: Sefaria
How it begins
כִּי־תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֶיךָ וּנְתָנוֹ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּיָדֶךָ וְשָׁבִיתָ שִׁבְיוֹ׃
21:10 When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,
וְרָאִיתָ בַּשִּׁבְיָה אֵשֶׁת יְפַת־תֹּאַר וְחָשַׁקְתָּ בָהּ וְלָקַחְתָּ לְךָ לְאִשָּׁה׃
21:11 and seest among the captives a woman of goodly form, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;
וַהֲבֵאתָהּ אֶל־תּוֹךְ בֵּיתֶךָ וְגִלְּחָה אֶת־רֹאשָׁהּ וְעָשְׂתָה אֶת־צִפָּרְנֶיהָ׃
21:12 then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
Deuteronomy 21:10–12 · Hebrew: Tanach with Nikkud · English: JPS 1917 · public domain, via Sefaria
Seven daily readings
The portion is traditionally split into seven parts (aliyot), one for each day of the week.
- Part 1Deuteronomy 21:10-21:21
- Part 2Deuteronomy 21:22-22:7
- Part 3Deuteronomy 22:8-23:7
- Part 4Deuteronomy 23:8-23:24
- Part 5Deuteronomy 23:25-24:4
- Part 6Deuteronomy 24:5-24:13
- Part 7Deuteronomy 24:14-25:19
When it’s read
- Diaspora: September 11, 2027, September 2, 2028
- Israel: September 11, 2027, September 2, 2028
Dates: Hebcal. Some years two portions are read together.