Weekly Torah portion - wikipedia Weekly Torah portion This article is about the divisions of the Torah into weekly readings. For this week 's Torah portion, see Torah portion. A Torah scroll and silver pointer ( yad ) used in reading. The weekly Torah portion ( Hebrew : פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ ‬ Parashat ha - Shavua ), popularly just parashah ( or parshah / pɑːrʃə / or parsha ) and also known as a Sidra ( or Sedra / sɛdrə / ) is a section of the Torah ( Five Books of Moses ) used in Jewish liturgy during a single week. It is chanted publicly by a designated reader ( ba'al koreh ) in Jewish prayer services, starting with a partial reading on the afternoon of Shabbat ( Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath ), again during the Monday and Thursday morning services, and ending with a full reading during the following Shabbat morning services. The weekly reading is pre-empted by a special reading on major religious holidays. The Saturday morning and holiday readings are followed by a reading ( Haftarah ) from the Book of Prophets ( Nevi'im ). There are 54 weekly parashiyot ( plural ) or parshahs ( anglicized pluralization ) in Judaism, and the full cycle is read over the course of one Jewish year. Each weekly Torah portion takes its name from the first distinctive word in the Hebrew text of the portion in question, often from the first verse. Dating back to the time of the Babylonian captivity ( 6th century BCE ), public Torah reading mostly followed an annual cycle beginning and ending on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, with the divisions corresponding to the lunisolar Hebrew calendar, which contains up to 55 weeks, the exact number varying between leap years and regular years. In ancient times some Jewish communities practiced a triennial cycle of readings. In the 19th and 20th centuries, many congregations in the Reform and Conservative Jewish movements implemented an alternative triennial cycle in which only one - third of each weekly parashah was read in a given year ; and this pattern continues. The parashot read are still consistent with the annual cycle but the entire Torah is completed over three years. Orthodox Judaism does not follow this practice. Due to different lengths of holidays in Israel and the Diaspora, the portion that is read on a particular week will sometimes not be the same inside and outside Israel. Contents 1 Division into weekly parashot 2 Table of weekly readings 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Division into weekly parashot The division of parashiot found in the modern - day Torah scrolls of all Ashkenazic, Sephardic, and Yemenite communities is based upon the systematic list provided by Maimonides in Mishneh Torah, Laws of Tefillin, Mezuzah and Torah Scrolls, Chapter 8. Maimonides based his division of the parashot for the Torah on the Masoretic text of the Aleppo Codex. Table of weekly readings In the table, a portion that may be combined with the following portion, to compensate for the changing number of weeks in the lunisolar year, is marked with an asterisk. The following chart will show the weekly readings. Book Parsha Name English Equivalent Parsha Portion Bereshit ( Genesis ) Bereshit, בְּרֵאשִׁית In the beginning Gen. 1 : 1 - 6 : 8 Noach, נֹחַ Noah ( rest ) 6 : 9 - 11 : 32 Lech - Lecha, לֶךְ - לְךָ Go forth, yourself ! 12 : 1 - 17 : 27 Vayeira, וַיֵּרָא And He appeared 18 : 1 - 22 : 24 Chayei Sarah, חַיֵּי שָׂרָה Life of Sarah 23 : 1 - 25 : 18 Toledot, תּוֹלְדֹת Generations 25 : 19 - 28 : 9 Vayetze, וַיֵּצֵא And he went out 28 : 10 - 32 : 3 Vayishlach, וַיִּשְׁלַח And he sent 32 : 4 - 36 : 43 Vayeshev, וַיֵּשֶׁב And he settled 37 : 1 - 40 : 23 Miketz, מִקֵּץ At the end of 41 : 1 - 44 : 17 Vayigash, וַיִּגַּשׁ And he drew near 44 : 18 - 47 : 27 Vayechi, וַיְחִי And he lived 47 : 28 - 50 : 26 Shemot ( Exodus ) Shemot, שְׁמוֹת Names Ex. 1 : 1 - 6 : 1 Va'eira, וָאֵרָא Appeared 6 : 2 - 9 : 35 Bo, בֹּא Go ! 10 : 1 - 13 : 16 Beshalach, בְּשַׁלַּח When he sent out 13 : 17 - 17 : 16 Yitro, יִתְרוֹ Jethro 18 : 1 - 20 : 23 Mishpatim, מִּשְׁפָּטִים Laws 21 : 1 - 24 : 18 Terumah, תְּרוּמָה Offering 25 : 1 - 27 : 19 Tetzaveh, תְּצַוֶּה You shall command 27 : 20 - 30 : 10 Ki Tisa, כִּי תִשָּׂא When you elevate 30 : 11 - 34 : 35 * Vayakhel, וַיַּקְהֵל And he assembled 35 : 1 - 38 : 20 Pekudei, פְקוּדֵי Accountings 38 : 21 - 40 : 38 Vayikra ( Leviticus ) Vayikra, וַיִּקְרָא And he called Lev. 1 : 1 - 5 : 26 Tzav, צַו Command ! 6 : 1 - 8 : 36 Shemini, שְּׁמִינִי Eighth 9 : 1 - 11 : 47 * Tazria, תַזְרִיעַ She bears seed 12 : 1 - 13 : 59 Metzora, מְּצֹרָע Infected one 14 : 1 - 15 : 33 * Acharei Mot, אַחֲרֵי מוֹת After the death 16 : 1 - 18 : 30 Kedoshim, קְדֹשִׁים Holy ones 19 : 1 - 20 : 27 Emor, אֱמֹר Say gently 21 : 1 - 24 : 23 * Behar, בְּהַר On the Mount 25 : 1 - 26 : 2 Bechukotai, בְּחֻקֹּתַי In My laws 26 : 3 - 27 : 34 Bemidbar ( Numbers ) Bamidbar, בְּמִדְבַּר In the wilderness Num. 1 : 1 - 4 : 20 Naso, נָשֹׂא Elevate ! 4 : 21 - 7 : 89 Behaalotecha, בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ In your uplifting 8 : 1 - 12 : 16 Shlach, שְׁלַח - לְךָ Send for yourself 13 : 1 - 15 : 41 Korach, קֹרַח Korach 16 : 1 - 18 : 32 * Chukat, חֻקַּת Law 19 : 1 - 22 : 1 Balak, בָּלָק Balak 22 : 2 - 25 : 9 Pinchas, פִּינְחָס Phinehas 25 : 10 - 30 : 1 * Matot, מַּטּוֹת Tribes 30 : 2 - 32 : 42 Masei, מַסְעֵי Journeys of 33 : 1 - 36 : 13 Devarim ( Deuteronomy ) Devarim, דְּבָרִים Words Deut. 1 : 1 - 3 : 22 Va'etchanan, וָאֶתְחַנַּן Pleaded 3 : 23 - 7 : 11 Eikev, עֵקֶב As a result 7 : 12 - 11 : 25 Re'eh, רְאֵה See ! 11 : 26 - 16 : 17 Shoftim, שֹׁפְטִים Judges 16 : 18 - 21 : 9 Ki Teitzei, כִּי - תֵצֵא When you go out 21 : 10 - 25 : 19 Ki Tavo, כִּי - תָבוֹא When you enter in 26 : 1 - 29 : 8 * Nitzavim, נִצָּבִים Standing ( Witnessing ) 29 : 9 - 30 : 20 Vayelech, וַיֵּלֶךְ And he went 31 : 1 - 31 : 30 Haazinu, הַאֲזִינוּ Listen ! 32 : 1 - 32 : 52 V'Zot HaBerachah, וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה And this is the blessing 33 : 1 - 34 : 12 See also Judaism portal Cantillation Chumash Haftarah Sefer Torah Tanakh Tikkun ( book ) Torah reading Weekly Maqam References Jump up ^ One week is always Passover and another is always Sukkot, and the final parashah, V'Zot HaBerachah, is always read on Simchat Torah. Therefore, there can be up to 53 weeks available for the other 53 portions. In years with fewer than 53 available weeks, some readings are combined to achieve the needed number of weekly readings. Jump up ^ Though initially doubted by Umberto Cassuto, this has become the established position in modern scholarship. ( See the Aleppo Codex article for more information. ) Jump up ^ Philologos.org External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Audio files of cantillation. Links to the Hebrew text for weekly Torah portions The weekly Torah portion with messianic commentary ( 1 ) Weekly Torah portion videos The Weekly Parshah The Weekly Parshah in Hebrew Weekly Torah Portions Genesis Bereshit Noach Lech - Lecha Vayeira Chayei Sarah Toledot Vayetze Vayishlach Vayeshev Miketz Vayigash Vaychi Exodus Shemot Va'eira Bo Beshalach Yitro Mishpatim Terumah Tetzaveh Ki Tissa Vayakhel Pekudei Leviticus Vayikra Tzav Shemini Tazria Metzora Acharei Mot Kedoshim Emor Behar Bechukotai Numbers Bemidbar Naso Behaalotecha Shlach Korach Chukat Balak Pinechas Matot Masei Deuteronomy Devarim Va'etchanan Eikev Re'eh Shofetim Ki Teitzei Ki Tavo Nitzavim Vayelech Haazinu V'Zot HaBerachah Shabbat ( שבת ) Prayers Rituals Jewish prayer Yedid Nefesh Lekhah Dodi Shalom Aleichem Kiddush Zemirot Baqashot Torah reading ( Weekly Torah portion Shnayim mikra ve - echad targum ) Maftir Haftarah Seudah Shlishit Triennial cycle Torah study Food Kosher wine Challah Chopped liver Gefilte fish Vorschmack Cholent Kugel Objects Crock pot Hot water urn Shabbat candles Blech Challah cover Kiddush cup Laws Biblical mile Biblical Sabbath Driving Electricity Eruv Eruv tavshilin Eruv techumin Food preparation Muktzeh Chai Nosei Et Atzmo Prohibited activities rabbinically prohibited Shabbos goy Shomer Shabbat Innovations KosherSwitch Zomet Institute Shabbat elevator Shabbat lamp Shabbat microphone Sabbath mode Shabbat pedestrian crossing Special Shabbat Shabbaton Eve of Passover on Shabbat Motza'ei Shabbat Kiddush levana Havdalah Melaveh Malkah List of Shabbat topics Torah reading Books that are read Torah Haftarah Book of Esther Song of Songs Book of Ruth Ecclesiastes Lamentations Readings Weekly Yom Tov Triennial cycle Process Aliyah Maftir Shnayim mikra ve - echad targum Equipment Ark Bimah Sefer Torah Tikkun Yad Ner Tamid Cantillation Katan group Mahpach Pashta Munach Zakef katan Kadma Yetiv Etnachta group Mercha Tipcha Munach Etnachta Sof Passuk group Mercha Tipcha Mercha Sof passuk Segol group Munach Zarka Munach Segol Telisha group Munach Pazer Telisha Ketana / Gedola Other Zakef gadol Rivia Gershayim Darga Tevir Kadma ( V'Azla ) Geresh Rare Shalshelet Mercha kefula Yerach ben yomo Karne parah Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weekly_Torah_portion&oldid=837446298 '' Categories : Hebrew words and phrases Jewish life cycle Jewish services Shabbat Shacharit for Shabbat and Yom Tov Weekly Torah readings Hidden categories : Articles containing Hebrew - language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2008 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Dansk Deutsch Français Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Ladino Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Português Русский Tagalog ייִדיש 中文 8 more Edit links This page was last edited on 20 April 2018, at 21 : 36. 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Question: what is the torah portion of the week
Answer: a section of the Torah (Five Books of Moses) used in Jewish liturgy during a single week; a section of the Torah (Five Books of Moses) used in Jewish liturgy during a single week