Parashat Mishpatim
מִשְׁפָּטִים · Exodus 21:1 to 24:18, portion 6 of 11 in the book of Exodus.
Next reading
Saturday 6 February 2027
29 Shevat 5787
In Israel and abroad
The year after
Saturday 26 February 2028
29 Shevat 5788
In Israel and abroad
What happens in Mishpatim
After the Ten Commandments comes a long run of civil and ritual law: Hebrew servants, damages, loans and lost property, care for the stranger, the widow and the orphan, honest courts, the sabbatical year and the three pilgrim festivals. The people pledge to keep it all, the covenant is sealed, and Moses goes up the mountain for forty days and forty nights.
וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תָּשִׂים לִפְנֵיהֶם
“Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them.”
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Frequently asked questions
When is Parashat Mishpatim read in 2027?+
On Shabbat 6 February 2027 (29 Shevat 5787), in Israel and in the Diaspora alike. The year after, it is read on 26 February 2028.
What is Parashat Mishpatim about?+
After the Ten Commandments comes a long run of civil and ritual law: Hebrew servants, damages, loans and lost property, care for the stranger, the widow and the orphan, honest courts, the sabbatical year and the three pilgrim festivals. The people pledge to keep it all, the covenant is sealed, and Moses goes up the mountain for forty days and forty nights.