Parashat Beshalach - פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח
Beshalach (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the desert, God sweetens bitter water and provides manna and quail. The portion ends recounting the victory of the Israelites against an attack by the Amalekites.
Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-17:16
Parashat Beshalach is the 16th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on January 31st, 2026 / 13 Sh'vat 5786
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
13:17 - 14:8· 14 p’sukim
2:
14:9 - 14:14· 6 p’sukim
3:
14:15 - 14:25· 11 p’sukim
4:
14:26 - 15:26· 32 p’sukim
5:
15:27 - 16:10· 11 p’sukim
6:
16:11 - 16:36· 26 p’sukim
7:
17:1 - 17:16· 16 p’sukim
Maftir:
17:14 - 17:16· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim:
Judges 5:1 - 5:31· 31 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim:
Judges 4:4 - 5:31· 52 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
January 31st, 2026
1:
13:17 - 13:22· 6 p’sukim
2:
14:1 - 14:4· 4 p’sukim
3:
14:5 - 14:8· 4 p’sukim
4:
14:9 - 14:14· 6 p’sukim
5:
14:15 - 14:20· 6 p’sukim
6:
14:21 - 14:25· 5 p’sukim
7:
14:26 - 15:26· 32 p’sukim
Maftir:
15:22 - 15:26· 5 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Judges 4:4 - 4:24· 21 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
January 23rd, 2027
1:
14:15 - 14:20· 6 p’sukim
2:
14:21 - 14:25· 5 p’sukim
3:
14:26 - 15:21· 27 p’sukim
4:
15:22 - 15:26· 5 p’sukim
5:
15:27 - 16:3· 4 p’sukim
6:
16:4 - 16:7· 4 p’sukim
7:
16:8 - 16:10· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
16:8 - 16:10· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Judges 5:1 - 5:31· 31 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
February 12th, 2028
1:
14:26 - 15:21· 27 p’sukim
2:
15:22 - 15:26· 5 p’sukim
3:
15:27 - 16:10· 11 p’sukim
4:
16:11 - 16:27· 17 p’sukim
5:
16:28 - 16:36· 9 p’sukim
6:
17:1 - 17:7· 7 p’sukim
7:
17:8 - 17:16· 9 p’sukim
Maftir:
17:14 - 17:16· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 1:
Joshua 3:9 - 3:17· 9 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 2:
Joshua 4:19 - 4:24· 6 p’sukim