PARASHAT - WEEKLY TORAH READINGS
The five books of the Old Testament (Torah) are divided into 54 weekly portions which are read, one each Sabbath, throughout the year.
Only the last portion, Ve-Zot-ha-Berakhah, is not read on the Sabbath but on Simchat Torah. The new cycle begins on the Sabbath after
Simchat Torah. Each weekly portion has an accompanying reading from one of the Prophets (haftorah). These are listed below:
GENESIS - BERESHITH "IN THE BEGINNING"
HEBREW NAME DEFINITION TORAH PORTION HAFTORAH PORTION
- Bereshit In the beginning Gen. 1:1-6:8 Isa. 42:5-43:10, (45:5-21*)
- Noach Noah Gen. 6:9-11:32 Isa. 54:1-55:5, (4:1-10*)
- Lekh Lekha Get Thee Gen. 12:1-17:27 Isa. 40:27-41:16
- VaYera And appeared Gen. 18:1-22:24 II Kings 4:1-37, (4:1-23*)
- Chayay Sarah Life of Sarah Gen. 23:1-25:18 I Kings 1:1-31
- Toledoth Generations Gen. 25:19-28:9 Mal. 1:1-2:7
- Vayetze He went out Gen. 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:13-14:10, 11:7- 12:12*)
- VaYishlach And he sent Gen. 32:4-36:43 Oba. 1:1-21
- VaYeshev And he dwelt Gen. 37:1-40:23 Amos 2:6-3:8
- MiKetz At the end Gen. 41:1-44:17 I Kings 3:15-4:1
- VaYigash And come near Gen. 44:18-47:27 Ezek. 37:15-28
- Va Yechi And he lived Gen. 47:28-50:26 I Kings 2:1-12
EXODUS - SHEMOTH "NAMES"
- Shemoth Names Ex. 1:1-6:1 Isa. 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23 (Jer. 1:1-2:3*)
- VaErah And I appeared Ex. 6:2-9:35 Ezek. 28:25-29:21
- Bo Go Ex. 10:1-13:16 Jer. 46:13-28
- BeShalach When he sent Ex. 13:17-17:16 Judges 4:4-5:31 (Judges 5:1-31*)
- Yithro Jethro Ex. 18:1-20:23 Isa. 6:1-7: 6, 9:5-6 (Isa. 6:1-13*)
- Mishpatim Ordinances Ex. 21:1-24:18 Jer. 34:8-22, 33:25:26
- Terumah Heave offering Ex. 25:1-27:19 I Kings 5:26-6:13
- Tezaveh You shall command Ex. 27:20 -30:10 Ezek. 43:10-27
- Ki Thisa When you take Ex. 30:11-34:35 I Kings 18:1-39 (18:20-39*)
- VaYakhel And assembled Ex. 35:1-38:20 I Kings 7:40-50 (7:13-26*)
- Pikudei Accounts Ex. 38:21-40:38 I Kings 7:51-8:21 (7:40-50*)
LEVITICUS - VA YIKRA "AND HE CALLED"
- VaYikra And He called Lev. 1:1-5:26 Isa. 43:21-44:23
- Zzav Command Lev. 6:1-8:36 Jer. 7:21-8:3, 9:22-23
- Shemini Eighth Lev. 9:1-11:47 II Sam. 6:1-7:17 (6:1-9*)
- Tazria Conceived Lev. 12:1-13:59 II Kings 4:42-5:19
- Metzorah Leper Lev. 14:1-15:33 II Kings 7:3-20
- Achrey Moth After the death Lev. 16:1-18:30 Ezek. 22:1-19 (22:1-16*)
- Kedoshim Holy Lev. 19:1-20:27 Amos 9:7-15 (Ezek. 20:2-20*)
- Emor Say Lev. 21:1-24:23 Ezek. 44:15-31
- BeHar On Mount Sinai Lev. 25:1-26:2 Jer. 32:6-27
- BeChuko-thai In My Statutes Lev. 26:3-27:34 Jer. 16:19-17:14
NUMBERS - BE MIDBAR " IN THE WILDERNESS"
- BeMidbar In the wilderness Num. 1:1-4:20 Hosea 2:1-22
- Naso Take Num. 4:21-7:89 Judges 13:2-25
- Be-Ha'alotekha When you set up Num. 8:1-12:16 Zech. 2:14-4:7
- Sh'lach Send thou Num. 13:1-15:41 Josh. 2:1-24
- Korach Korah Num. 16:1-18:32 I Sam. 11:14-12:22
- Chkath Statute Num. 19:1-22:1 Judges 11:1-33
- Balak Balak Num. 22:2-25:9 Micah 5:6-6:8
- Pinchas Phinehas Num. 25:10-30:1 I Kings 18:46-19:21
- Mattoth Tribes Num. 30:2-32:42 Jer. 1:1-2:3
- Massey Stages Num. 33:1-36:13 Jer. 2:4-28; 3:4; 4:1-2
DEUTERONOMY - DEVARIM "WORDS"
- Devarim Words Deut. 1:1-3:22 Isa. 1:1-27
- VaEthChanan And I besought Deut. 3:23-7:11 Isa. 40:1-26
- Ekev Because Deut. 7:12-11:25 Isa. 49:14-51:3
- Re'eh Behold Deut. 11:26-16:17 Isa. 54:11-55:5
- Shoftim Judges Deut. 16:18-21:9 Isa. 51:12-52:12
- KiThetze When you go Deut. 21:10-25:19 Isa. 54:1-10
- KiThavo When you come Deut. 26:1-29:8 Isa. 60:1-22
- Netzavim You are standing Deut. 29:9-30:20 Isa. 61:10-63:9
- Va-Yelekh And he went Deut. 31:1-30 Hosea 14:2-10, Micah 7:18-20, Joel 3:15
- HaAzinu Give ear Deut. 32:1-52 II Sam. 22:1-51
- VeZoth HaBerakha The Blessing Deut. 33:1-34:12 Josh. 1:1-18
Note: Passages of the Haftorah that are marked with an (*) indicate that these readings are the ones chosen by the Sephardic community.
The Sephardim are those Jews whose ancestry is traceable to those of North Africa, Spain, and Portugal. Those Jews of Central and
Eastern European descent are called Askenazim, or Askenazi. Please read both Haftorah portions.