Parashat Ki Teitzei
כִּי־תֵצֵא · Deuteronomy 21:10 to 25:19, portion 6 of 11 in the book of Deuteronomy.
Next reading
Saturday 11 September 2027
9 Elul 5787
In Israel and abroad
The year after
Saturday 2 September 2028
11 Elul 5788
In Israel and abroad
What happens in Ki Teitzei
The portion holds more commandments than any other, over seventy. Among them are returning lost property, helping a neighbour's fallen animal, sending away the mother bird before taking her young, building a railing round a roof, paying a worker the same day, leaving the forgotten sheaf for the poor, not muzzling an ox as it threshes, honest weights, and many laws of family life and marriage. It ends with the command to remember what Amalek did.
כִּי־תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֶיךָ וּנְתָנוֹ ה׳ אֱלֹקֶיךָ בְּיָדֶךָ וְשָׁבִיתָ שִׁבְיוֹ
“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,”
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Frequently asked questions
When is Parashat Ki Teitzei read in 2027?+
On Shabbat 11 September 2027 (9 Elul 5787), in Israel and in the Diaspora alike. The year after, it is read on 2 September 2028.
What is Parashat Ki Teitzei about?+
The portion holds more commandments than any other, over seventy. Among them are returning lost property, helping a neighbour's fallen animal, sending away the mother bird before taking her young, building a railing round a roof, paying a worker the same day, leaving the forgotten sheaf for the poor, not muzzling an ox as it threshes, honest weights, and many laws of family life and marriage. It ends with the command to remember what Amalek did.