Parashat Bereshit - פָּרָשַׁת בְּרֵאשִׁית
Bereishit (“In the Beginning”), the first parashah in the annual Torah reading cycle, begins with God’s creation of the world. The first people, Adam and Eve, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are banished from the Garden of Eden. Their elder son, Cain, kills their younger son, Abel, and Cain is destined to a life of wandering.
Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8
Parashat Bereshit is the 1st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on October 18th, 2025 / 26 Tishrei 5786
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
1:1 - 2:3· 34 p’sukim
2:
2:4 - 2:19· 16 p’sukim
3:
2:20 - 3:21· 27 p’sukim
4:
3:22 - 4:18· 21 p’sukim
5:
4:19 - 4:22· 4 p’sukim
6:
4:23 - 5:24· 28 p’sukim
7:
5:25 - 6:8· 16 p’sukim
Maftir:
6:5 - 6:8· 4 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim:
Isaiah 42:5 - 42:21· 17 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim:
Isaiah 42:5 - 43:10· 31 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
October 18th, 2025
1:
1:1 - 1:5· 5 p’sukim
2:
1:6 - 1:8· 3 p’sukim
3:
1:9 - 1:13· 5 p’sukim
4:
1:14 - 1:19· 6 p’sukim
5:
1:20 - 1:23· 4 p’sukim
6:
1:24 - 1:31· 8 p’sukim
7:
2:1 - 2:3· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
2:1 - 2:3· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Isaiah 42:5 - 42:21· 17 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
October 10th, 2026
1:
2:4 - 2:9· 6 p’sukim
2:
2:10 - 2:19· 10 p’sukim
3:
2:20 - 2:25· 6 p’sukim
4:
3:1 - 3:21· 21 p’sukim
5:
3:22 - 3:24· 3 p’sukim
6:
4:1 - 4:18· 18 p’sukim
7:
4:19 - 4:26· 8 p’sukim
Maftir:
4:23 - 4:26· 4 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
October 30th, 2027
1:
5:1 - 5:5· 5 p’sukim
2:
5:6 - 5:8· 3 p’sukim
3:
5:9 - 5:14· 6 p’sukim
4:
5:15 - 5:20· 6 p’sukim
5:
5:21 - 5:24· 4 p’sukim
6:
5:25 - 5:31· 7 p’sukim
7:
5:32 - 6:8· 9 p’sukim
Maftir:
6:5 - 6:8· 4 p’sukim