Weekly Torah portion

Information about Weekly Torah portion

In Jewish services, the Torah is read over the course of a year, with one major portion read each week in the Sabbath morning service. This weekly Torah portion is called Parashat ha-Shavua in Hebrew, or popularly just parashah (or parshah) for short. Another traditional term for the same thing is Sidrah. Each weekly Torah portion usually takes its name from one of the first unique word or words in the Hebrew text.
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Table of Weekly readings

The following are the 54 weekly Torah portions. They are usually read in an annual cycle, beginning and ending on the Holiday of Simchat Torah. The lunisolar Hebrew calendar contains up to 55 weeks, the exact number varying between leap years and regular years. However, one week is always Passover and another is always Sukkot, while the final parashah, V'Zot HaBerachah, is always read on Simchat Torah. Therefore, there are in practice up to 53 available weeks for 53 portions. In years with fewer than 53 available weeks, some readings are combined to achieve the needed number of weekly readings. In the table, a portion which may be combined with the following portion are marked with an asterisk.

Book Parsha Name Parsha Portion
Bereishit (Genesis)Bereishit, בְּרֵאשִׁיתGen. 1:1-6:8
Noach, נֹחַ6:9-11:32
Lech-Lecha, לֶךְ-לְךָ12:1-17:27
Vayeira, וַיֵּרָא18:1-22:24
Chayei Sarah, חַיֵּי שָׂרָה23:1-25:18
Toledot, תּוֹלְדֹת25:19-28:9
Vayetze, וַיֵּצֵא28:10-32:3
Vayishlach, וַיִּשְׁלַח32:4-36:43
Vayeshev, וַיֵּשֶׁב37:1-40:23
Miketz, מִקֵּץ41:1-44:17
Vayigash, וַיִּגַּשׁ44:18-47:27
Vayechi, וַיְחִי47:28-50:26
Shemot (Exodus)Shemot, שְׁמוֹתEx. 1:1-6:1
Va'eira, וָאֵרָא6:2-9:35
Bo, בֹּא10:1-13:16
Beshalach, בְּשַׁלַּח13:17-17:16
Yitro, יִתְרוֹ18:1-20:23
Mishpatim, מִּשְׁפָּטִים21:1-24:18
Terumah, תְּרוּמָה25:1-27:19
Tetzaveh, תְּצַוֶּה27:20-30:10
Ki Tisa, כִּי תִשָּׂא30:11-34:35
*Vayakhel, וַיַּקְהֵל35:1-38:20
Pekudei, פְקוּדֵי38:21-40:38
Vayikra (Leviticus)Vayikra, וַיִּקְרָאLev. 1:1-5:26
Tzav, צַו6:1-8:36
Shemini, שְּׁמִינִי9:1-11:47
*Tazria, תַזְרִיעַ12:1-13:59
Metzora, מְּצֹרָע14:1-15:33
*Acharei, אַחֲרֵי מוֹת16:1-18:30
Kedoshim, קְדֹשִׁים19:1-20:27
Emor, אֱמֹר21:1-24:23
*Behar, בְּהַר25:1-26:2
Bechukotai, בְּחֻקֹּתַי26:3-27:34
Bamidbar (Numbers)Bamidbar, בְּמִדְבַּרNum. 1:1-4:20
Naso, נָשֹׂא4:21-7:89
Behaalotecha, בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ8:1-12:16
Shlach, שְׁלַח-לְךָ13:1-15:41
Korach, קֹרַח16:1-18:32
*Chukat, חֻקַּת19:1-22:1
Balak, בָּלָק22:2-25:9
Pinchas, פִּינְחָס25:10-30:1
*Matot, מַּטּוֹת30:2-32:42
Masei, מַסְעֵי33:1-36:13
Devarim (Deuteronomy)Devarim, דְּבָרִיםDeut. 1:1-3:22
Va'etchanan, וָאֶתְחַנַּן3:23-7:11
Eikev, עֵקֶב7:12-11:25
Re'eh, רְאֵה11:26-16:17
Shoftim, שֹׁפְטִים16:18-21:9
Ki Teitzei, כִּי-תֵצֵא21:10-25:19
Ki Tavo, כִּי-תָבוֹא26:1-29:8
*Nitzavim, נִצָּבִים29:9-30:20
Vayelech, וַיֵּלֶךְ31:1-31:30
Haazinu, הַאֲזִינוּ32:1-32:52
V'Zot HaBerachah, וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה33:1-34:12

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The culmination of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret. Final Parsha from Deuteronomy is read in synagogue. Everyone called to the Torah reading.
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Bereishit, Bereshit, Bereishis, B'reshith, Beresheet, or Bereshees (בראשית — Hebrew for "in beginning,” the first word in the parshah) is the first weekly Torah portion (parshah
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Noach or Noah (נח — Hebrew for the name “Noah,” the third word, and first distinctive word, of the parshah) is the second weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 6:9-11:32.
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Lech-Lecha, Lekh-Lekha, or Lech-L'cha (לך לך — Hebrew for "go!” or "leave!" or "go for you" — the first two words in the parshah) is the third weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
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Vayeira, Vayera, or Va-yera (וירא — Hebrew for "and He appeared,” the first word in the parshah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
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Chayei Sarah, Chaye Sarah, or Hayye Sarah (חַיֵּי שָׂרָה — Hebrew for “life of Sarah,” the first words in the parshah) is the fifth weekly Torah portion (parshah
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Toledot, Toldot, or Tol'doth (תּוֹלְדֹת — Hebrew for “line” or “story,” the second word and the first distinctive word in the parshah) is the sixth weekly Torah portion (
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Vayetze, Vayeitzei, or Vayetzei (וַיֵּצֵא — Hebrew for “and he left,” the first word in the parshah) is the seventh weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
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Vayishlach or Vayishlah (וישלח – Hebrew for “and he sent,” the first word of the parshah) is the eighth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
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Vayeshev, Vayeishev, or Vayesheb (וישב – Hebrew for “and he lived,” the first word of the parshah) is the ninth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
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Miketz or Mikeitz (מקץ – Hebrew for “at the end,” the second word – and first distinctive word – of the parshah) is the tenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
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Vayigash (ויגש – Hebrew for “and he went up” or “then he went up,” the first word of the parshah) is the eleventh weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
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Vayechi, Vayehi, or Vayhi (ויחי — Hebrew for “and he lived,” the first word of the parshah) is the twelfth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the last in the book of Genesis.
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Shemot, Shemoth, or Shemos (שמות — Hebrew for “names,” the second word, and first distinctive word, of the parsha) is the thirteenth weekly Torah portion (parsha
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Va'eira, Va'era, or Vaera (וארא — Hebrew for “and I appeared” the first word that God speaks in the parshah, in Exodus 6:3 ) is the fourteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah
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Bo (בא — Hebrew for “go,” the first word that God speaks in the parshah, in Exodus 10:1 ) is the fifteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the book of Exodus.
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Beshalach, Beshallach, or Beshalah (בשלח — Hebrew for “when [he] let go,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the sixteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah
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Yitro, Yithro, or Yisro (יתרו — Hebrew for “Jethro,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the seventeenth weekly Torah portion (parshah
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Mishpatim (משפטים — Hebrew for “laws”) is the eighteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 21:1–24:18.
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