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Freeparsha 21 of 54 · Exodus

Ki Tisa

Portion 21 of 54, from Exodus.

Ki Tisa
כִּי תִשָּׂא

A census, the half-shekel offering, and the laver precede the sin of the Golden Calf, made while Moses is on the mountain. Moses breaks the tablets, pleads for the nation, and returns with a second set of the Ten Commandments along with the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy.

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10 Key Words
HebrewTransliterationEnglish
מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶלmachatzit hashekelhalf-shekel
כִּיּוֹרkiyorlaver
עֵגֶל הַזָּהָבeigel hazahavGolden Calf
לוּחוֹתluchottablets
שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה מִדּוֹתshlosh esreh midotThirteen Attributes of Mercy
קִנְאָהkin'ahjealousy, zeal
כַּפָּרָהkaparahatonement
עֵגֶלeigelcalf
פָּנִיםpanimface
מְחִילָהmechilahforgiveness

Torah Reading and Haftara

Torah Reading

Exodus 30:11-34:35

Haftara

I Kings 18:1-39

Sephardi: I Kings 18:20-39

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What is Ki Tisa about?

A census, the half-shekel offering, and the laver precede the sin of the Golden Calf, made while Moses is on the mountain. Moses breaks the tablets, pleads for the nation, and returns with a second set of the Ten Commandments along with the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy.

Where does Ki Tisa fall in the Torah?

Ki Tisa is portion 21 of 54, from the book of Exodus (Exodus 30:11-34:35).

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