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

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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, בְּרֵאשִׁית	Gen. 1:1-6:8
	Noach, נֹחַ	6:9-11:32
	Lech-Lecha, לֶךְ-לְךָ	12:1-17:27
	Vayeira, וַיֵּרָא	18:1-22:24
	Chayei Sarah, חַיֵּי שָׂרָה	23:1-25:18
	Toledot, תּוֹלְדֹת	25:19-28:9
	Vayetze, וַיֵּצֵא	28:10-32:3
	Vayishlach, וַיִּשְׁלַח	32:4-36:43
	Vayeshev, וַיֵּשֶׁב	37:1-40:23
	Miketz, מִקֵּץ	41:1-44:17
	Vayigash, וַיִּגַּשׁ	44:18-47:27
	Vayechi, וַיְחִי	47:28-50:26
'Shemot' (Exodus)	Shemot, שְׁמוֹת	Ex. 1:1-6:1
	Va'eira, וָאֵרָא	6:2-9:35
	Bo, בֹּא	10:1-13:16
	Beshalach, בְּשַׁלַּח	13:17-17:16
	Yitro, יִתְרוֹ	18:1-20:23
	Mishpatim, מִּשְׁפָּטִים	21:1-24:18
	Terumah, תְּרוּמָה	25:1-27:19
	Tetzaveh, תְּצַוֶּה	27:20-30:10
	Ki Tisa, כִּי תִשָּׂא	30:11-34:35
	★ Vayakhel, וַיַּקְהֵל	35:1-38:20
	Pekudei, פְקוּדֵי	38:21-40:38
'Vayikra' (Leviticus)	Vayikra, וַיִּקְרָא	Lev. 1:1-5:26
	Tzav, צַו	6:1-8:36
	Shemini, שְּׁמִינִי	9:1-11:47
	★ Tazria, תַזְרִיעַ	12:1-13:59
	Metzora, מְּצֹרָע	14:1-15:33
	★ Acharei, אַחֲרֵי מוֹת	16:1-18:30
	Kedoshim, קְדֹשִׁים	19:1-20:27
	Emor, אֱמֹר	21:1-24:23
	★ Behar, בְּהַר	25:1-26:2
	Bechukotai, בְּחֻקֹּתַי	26:3-27:34
'Bamidbar' (Numbers)	Bamidbar, בְּמִדְבַּר	Num. 1:1-4:20
	Naso, נָשֹׂא	4:21-7:89
	Behaalotecha, בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ	8:1-12:16
	Shlach, שְׁלַח-לְךָ	13:1-15:41
	Korach, קֹרַח	16:1-18:32
	★ Chukat, חֻקַּת	19:1-22:1
	Balak, בָּלָק	22:2-25:9
	Pinchas, פִּינְחָס	25:10-30:1
	★ Matot, מַּטּוֹת	30:2-32:42
	Masei, מַסְעֵי	33:1-36:13
'Devarim' (Deuteronomy)	Devarim, דְּבָרִים	Deut. 1:1-3:22
	Va'etchanan, וָאֶתְחַנַּן	3:23-7:11
	Eikev, עֵקֶב	7:12-11:25
	Re'eh, רְאֵה	11:26-16:17
	Shoftim, שֹׁפְטִים	16:18-21:9
	Ki Teitzei, כִּי-תֵצֵא	21:10-25:19
	Ki Tavo, כִּי-תָבוֹא	26:1-29:8
	★ Nitzavim, נִצָּבִים	29:9-30:20
	Vayelech, וַיֵּלֶךְ	31:1-31:30
	Haazinu, הַאֲזִינוּ	32:1-32:52
	V'Zot HaBerachah, וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה	33:1-34:12

See also

★ Cantillation

★ Haftarah

★ Chumash

★ Tanakh

★ Tikkun (book)

★ Torah reading

★ Sefer Torah

★ The Weekly Maqam

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External links

★ Parsha section of chabad.org

★ Division of each Parsha into seven aliyot - Hebcal

★ Hacham Joseph Melamed's classes on the Weekly Parsha according to the Kabbalah

★ Free MP3 Streaming of Weekly Parshah Review from Lidrosh.com

★ Summary of Contents by Parasha - ORT

★ ParshaParts - Weekly Parsha commentaries in English

★ Read Weekly Torah Portions on Shiur.com

★ Essays on the Parsha (Weekly Torah Portion) at Teach613.org

★ Read about the Weekly Parsha - Torah.org

★ Classes on the weekly torah portion at the Ein Prat Midrasha

★ MP3 Parsha Shiurim by Rav Nissan Kaplan of Mir Yeshiva