Terumah תְּרוּמָה
Commandments in this portion: positive — 2 · negative — 1counted by Sefer HaChinuch
Which commandments
- 95The commandment of building the Choice Houseמצות בנין בית הבחירהpos.
- 96To not remove the poles of the ark from itשלא להוציא בדי הארון ממנוneg.
- 97The commandment of arranging the bread of display and the frankincenseמצות סדור לחם הפנים ולבונהpos.
Numbering, order and division follow Sefer HaChinuch; the number links to the text.
«Let them make Me a sanctuary, and I will dwell among them.» The gifts are listed and the Mishkan is described piece by piece: the ark and its cover with the cherubim, the table, the menorah beaten from a single block, the curtains and coverings, the boards, the screen and the outer altar.
Read next on 13 February 2027, 4 March 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.
People of the portion
Mount Sinai Exodus Leviticus Mikveh Shavuot Sukkot The Mishkan Korbanot (offerings) Kohanim and Leviim
Events of this portion
The world at that time
The nearest event of world history known to us comes later, 12 years on:
How it is read
| First | Shemot 25:1—25:16 | 16 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Shemot 25:17—25:40 | 24 verses |
| Third | Shemot 26:1—26:14 | 14 verses |
| Fourth | Shemot 26:15—26:30 | 16 verses |
| Fifth | Shemot 26:31—26:37 | 7 verses |
| Sixth | Shemot 27:1—27:8 | 8 verses |
| Seventh | Shemot 27:9—27:19 | 11 verses |
| Maftir | Shemot 27:17—27:19 | 3 verses |
| Haftarah | I Kings 5:26—6:13 on Sefaria | 20 verses |
The text
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