Scriptural Readings
Cycle of Torah and Haftarah Readings
in the Synagogue
| PARASHAH | TORAH PORTION | HAFTARAH PORTION |
| Beraishit | Genesis 1:1 - 6:8 | Isaiah 42:5 - 43:11 [42:5 - 21] |
| Noach | Genesis 6:9 - 11:32 | Isaiah 54:1 - 55:5 [54:1-10] |
| Lech Lecha | Genesis 12:1 - 17:27 | Isaiah 40:27 - 41:16 |
| Vayera | Genesis 18:1 - 22:24 | II Kings 4:1 - 37 [4:1 - 23] |
| Chayei Sarah | Genesis 23:1 - 25:18 | I Kings 1:1 - 31 |
| Toldot | Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 | Malachi 1:1 - 2:7 |
| Va-yeitzei | Genesis 28:10 - 32:3 | Hosea 12:13 - 14:10 [11:7 - 12:12] |
| Vayishlach | Genesis 32:4 - 36:43 | Hosea 11:7 - 12:12 [Obadiah 1:1 - 21] |
| Vayeshev | Genesis 37:1 - 40:23 | Amos 2:6 - 3:8 |
| Miketz | Genesis 41:1 - 44:17 | I Kings 3:15 - 4:1 |
| Vayigash | Genesis 44:18 - 47:27 | Ezekiel 37:15 - 28 |
| Vayechi | Genesis 47:28 - 50:26 | I Kings 2:1 - 12 |
| Shemot | Exodus 1:1 - 6:1 | Isaiah 27:6 - 28:13; 29:22, 23 [Jeremiah 1:1 - 2:3] |
| Va'era | Exodus 6:2 - 9:35 | Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21 |
| Bo | Exodus 10:1 - 13:16 | Jeremiah 46:13 - 28 |
| Beshalach | Exodus 13:17 - 17:16 | Judges 4:4 - 5:31 [5:1 - 31] |
| Yitro | Exodus 18:1 - 20:23 | Isaiah 6:1 - 7:6; 9:5, 6 [6:1 - 13] |
| Mishpatim | Exodus 21:1 - 24: 18 | Jeremiah 34:8 - 22; 33:25, 26 |
| Terumah | Exodus 25: 5 - 27:19 | I Kings 5: 26 - 6:13 |
| Tetzaveh | Exodus 27: 20 - 30:10 | Ezekiel 43: 10 - 27 |
| Ki Tisa | Exodus 30:11 - 34:35 | I Kings 18:1 - 39 [18:20 - 39] |
| Vayakhel | Exodus 35:1 - 38:20 | I Kings 7:40 - 50 [7:13 - 26] |
| Pedkude | Exodus 38:21 - 40:38 | I Kings 7:51 - 8:21 [7:40 - 50] |
| Vayikra | Leviticus 1:1 - 5:26 | Isaiah 43:21 - 44:23 |
| Tzav | Leviticus 6:1 - 8:36 | Jeremiah 7:21 - 8:3; 9:22>, 23 |
| Shemini | Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47 | II Samuel 6:1 - 7:17 [6:1 -19] |
| Tazria | Leviticus 12:1 - 13:59 | II Kings 4:42 - 65:19 |
| Metzora | Leviticus 14:1 - 15:33 | II Kings 7:3 - 20 |
| Achare Mot | Leviticus 16:1 - 18:30 | Ezekiel 22:1 - 19 [22:1 - 16] |
| Kedoshim | Leviticus 19:1 - 20:27 | Amos 9:7 - 15 [Ezekiel 20:2 - 20] |
| Emor | Leviticus 21:1 - 24:23 | Ezekiel 44:15 - 31 |
| Behar | Leviticus 25:1 - 26:2 | Jeremiah 32:6 - 27 |
| Bechukotai | Leviticus 26:3 - 27:34 | Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14 |
| Bemidbar | Numbers 1:1 - 4:20 | Hosea 2:1 - 22 |
| Naso | Numbers 4:21 - 7:89 | Judges 13:2 - 25 |
| Beha'alotecha | Numbers 8:1 - 12:16 | Zechariah 2:14 - 4:7 |
| Shelack-Lecha | Numbers 13:1 - 15:41 | Joshua 2:1 - 24 |
| Korach | Numbers 16:1 - 18:32 | I Samuel 11:14 - 12:22 |
| Chukat | Numbers 19:1 - 22:1 | Judges 11:1 - 33 |
| Balak | Numbers 22:2 - 25:9 | Micah 5:6 - 6:8 |
| Pinchas | Numbers 25:10 - 30:1 | I Kings 18:46 - 19:21 |
| Matot | Numbers 30:2 - 32:42 | Jeremiah 1:1 - 2:3 |
| Mas'ey | Numbers 33:1 - 36:13 | Jeremiah 2:4 - 28; 3:4 [2:4 - 28; 4:1, 2 |
| Devarim | Deuteronomy 1:1 - 3:22 | Isaiah 1:1 - 27 |
| Va'etchanan | Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11 | Isaiah 40:1 - 26 |
| Ekev | Deuteronomy 7:12 - 11:25 | Isaiah 49:14 - 51:3 |
| Re'eh | Deuteronomy 11:26 - 16:17 | Isaiah 54:11 - 55:5 |
| Shoftim | Deuteronomy 16:18 - 21:9 | Isaiah 51:12 - 52:12 |
| Ki Tetze | Deuteronomy 21:10 - 25:19 | Isaiah 54:1 -10 |
| Ki Tavo | Deuteronomy 26:1 - 29:8 | Isaiah 60:1 - 22 |
| Nitzavim | Deuteronomy 29:9 - 30:20 | Isaiah 60:10 - 63:9 |
| Vayelech | Deuteronomy 31:1 - 30 | Isaiah 55:6 - 56:8 |
| Ha'azinu | Deuteronomy 32:1 - 52 | II Samuel 22:1 - 51 |
| V'zot Ha-Berachah | Deuteronomy 33:1 - 34:12 | Joshua 1:1 - 18 [1:1 - 9] |
Cycle of Torah and Haftarah Readings
for Festivals and Special Occasions
Note: Many Reform congregations observe seven day Sukkot and Pesach, and one day Rosh Hashanah and Shavuot, while Conservative and Orthodox congregations observe an eighth day of Sukkot and Pesach, and a second day of Rosh Hashanah and Shavuot.
| OCCASION | TORAH READING | HAFTARAH READING |
| Rosh Hashanah, first day | Genesis 21:1 - 1 - 34 Numbers 29: 1 - 6 |
I Samuel 1: 1 - 2:10 |
| Rosh Hashanah, second day | Genesis 22:1 - 24 Numbers 29:1 - 6 |
Jeremiah 31:2 - 20 |
| Shabbat Shuvah | [weekly parashah] | Hosea 14:2 - 10; Micah 7:18 - 20, or Hosea 14:2 - 10; Joel 2:15 - 17 [Hosea 14:2 - 10; Micah 7:18 - 20] |
| Yom Kippur morning | Leviticus 16:1 - 34 Numbers 29:7 - 11 |
Isaiah 57:14 - 58:14 |
| Yom Kippur afternoon | Leviticus 18:1 - 30 [alternative: Leviticus 19] |
Jonah 1:1 - 4:11; Micah 7: 18 - 20 |
| Sukkot, first day | Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44 Numbers 29:12 - 16 |
Zechariah 14:1 - 21 |
| Sukkot, second day | Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44 Numbers 29:12 - 16 |
I Kings 8:2 - 21 |
| Shabbat during Sukkot | Exodus 33:12 - 34:26 daily portion from Num. 29 |
Ezekiel 38:18 - 39:16 |
| Shemini Atzeret | Deuteronomy 14:22 - 16:17 Numbers 29:35 - 30:1 |
I Kings 8:54 - 66 |
| Simchat Torah | Deutereronomy 33: 1 - 34:12 Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 Numbers 29:35 - 30:1 |
Joshua 1:1 - 18 [1:1 - 9] |
| First Shabbat of Chanukah | weekly parashah | Zechariah 2:14 - 4:7 |
| Second Shabbat of Chanukah | weekly parashah | I Kings 7:40 - 50 |
| Shabbat Shekalim | weekly parashah Exodus 30:11 - 16 |
II Kings 12:1 - 17 [11:17 - 12:17] |
| Shabbat Zachor | weekly parashah Deuteronomy 25:17 - 19 |
I Samuel 15:2 - 24 [15:1 - 34] |
| Purim | Exodus 17:8 - 16 | |
| Shabbat Parah | weekly parashah Numbers 19:1 - 22 |
Ezekiel 36:16 - 38 [36:16 - 36] |
| Shabbat Ha-Chodesh | weekly parashah Exodus 12:1 - 20 |
Ezekiel 45:16 - 46:18 [45:18 - 46:15] |
| Shabbat Ha-Gadol | weekly parashah | Mlachi 3:4 - 24 |
| Pesach, first day | Exodus 12:21 - 51 Numbers 28:16 - 25 |
Joshua 3:5 - 7; 5:2 - 6:1; 6:27 [5:2 - 6:1] |
| Pesach, second day | Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44 Numbers 28:16 - 25 |
II Kings23:1 - 9; 21 - 25 |
| Shabbat during Pesach | Exodus 33:12 - 34:26 Numbers 28:19 - 25 |
Ezekiel 36:37 - 37:14 [37:1 -14] |
| Pesach, 7th day | Exodus 13:17 - 15:26 Numbers 28:19 - 25 |
II Samuel 22:1 - 51 |
| Pesach, 8th day | Deuteronomy 15:19 - 16:17 Numbers 28:26 - 31 |
Habakkuk 3:1 - 19 [2:20 - 3:19] |
| Yom HaShoah | weekly parashah | II Samuel 1:17 - 27 |
| Yom Ha-Atzmaut | weekly parashah | Isaiah 60:1 - 22 |
| Shavuot, first day | Exodus 19, 20 Numbers 28:26 - 31 |
Ezekiel 1:1 - 28; 3:12 |
| Shavuot, second day | Deuteronomy 15:19 - 16:17 (Shabbat: Deut. 14:22 - 16:17] Numbers 28:26 - 31 |
Habakkuk 2:20 - 3:19 |
| Tisha B'Av morning | Deuteronomy 4:25 - 40 | Jeremiah 8:13 - 9:23 |
| Tisha B'Av afternoon | Exodus 32:11 - 14; 34:1 - 10 | Isaiah 55:6 - 56:8 [Hosea 14:2 - 10; Micah 7:18 - 20] |
| Other Fast Days | Exodus 32:11 - 14; 34:1 - 10 | Isaiah 55:6 - 56:8 [none] |
| Rosh Chodesh | weekly parashah Numbers 28:9 - 15 |
Isaiah 66:1 -24 |
| Shabbat immediately preceding Rosh Chodesh | weekly parashah | I Samuel 20:18 - 42 |
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