Parashat Sh'lach
שְׁלַח־לְךָ · Numbers 13:1 to 15:41, portion 4 of 10 in the book of Numbers.
Next reading
In Israel
Saturday 26 June 2027
21 Sivan 5787
In the Diaspora
Saturday 3 July 2027
28 Sivan 5787
The year after
Saturday 17 June 2028
23 Sivan 5788
In Israel and abroad
In 2027 the Diaspora reads Sh'lach a week after Israel. The second day of Shavuot is on Shabbat, 12 June 2027: that day the Diaspora reads the festival's own portion, while Israel, where the festival has already ended, goes on to the next portion. The two read the same portion again from 17 July 2027, when the Diaspora reads Chukat and Balak together.
What happens in Sh'lach
Moses sends twelve scouts to explore Canaan. They come back after forty days with huge fruit, and ten of them say the land cannot be taken; only Joshua and Caleb disagree. The people weep and want to go back to Egypt, and God decrees that they will wander forty years until a new generation enters the land. The portion closes with laws of offerings, challah and the tzitzit on the corners of a garment.
שְׁלַח־לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים וְיָתֻרוּ אֶת־אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי נֹתֵן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ אֶחָד אִישׁ אֶחָד לְמַטֵּה אֲבֹתָיו תִּשְׁלָחוּ כֹּל נָשִׂיא בָהֶם
“Send thou men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel; of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a prince among them.”
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Frequently asked questions
When is Parashat Sh'lach read in 2027?+
In Israel on Shabbat 26 June 2027 (21 Sivan 5787), and in the Diaspora a week later, on Shabbat 3 July 2027. The year after, it is read on 17 June 2028.
What is Parashat Sh'lach about?+
Moses sends twelve scouts to explore Canaan. They come back after forty days with huge fruit, and ten of them say the land cannot be taken; only Joshua and Caleb disagree. The people weep and want to go back to Egypt, and God decrees that they will wander forty years until a new generation enters the land. The portion closes with laws of offerings, challah and the tzitzit on the corners of a garment.
Why do Israel and the Diaspora read Sh'lach on different days in 2027?+
In 2027 the Diaspora reads Sh'lach a week after Israel. The second day of Shavuot is on Shabbat, 12 June 2027: that day the Diaspora reads the festival's own portion, while Israel, where the festival has already ended, goes on to the next portion. The two read the same portion again from 17 July 2027, when the Diaspora reads Chukat and Balak together.