Parashat Lech-Lecha - פָּרָשַׁת לֶךְ־לְךָ
Lech Lecha (“Go Forth”) recounts Abraham’s (here known as Abram) first encounter with God, his journey to Canaan, the birth of his son Ishmael, the covenant between him, his descendants, and God, and God’s commandment to circumcise the males of his household.
Torah Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27
Parashat Lech-Lecha is the 3rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on November 1st, 2025 / 10 Cheshvan 5786
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
12:1 - 12:13· 13 p’sukim
2:
12:14 - 13:4· 11 p’sukim
3:
13:5 - 13:18· 14 p’sukim
4:
14:1 - 14:20· 20 p’sukim
5:
14:21 - 15:6· 10 p’sukim
6:
15:7 - 17:6· 37 p’sukim
7:
17:7 - 17:27· 21 p’sukim
Maftir:
17:24 - 17:27· 4 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Isaiah 40:27 - 41:16· 21 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
November 1st, 2025
1:
12:1 - 12:3· 3 p’sukim
2:
12:4 - 12:9· 6 p’sukim
3:
12:10 - 12:13· 4 p’sukim
4:
12:14 - 12:20· 7 p’sukim
5:
13:1 - 13:4· 4 p’sukim
6:
13:5 - 13:11· 7 p’sukim
7:
13:12 - 13:18· 7 p’sukim
Maftir:
13:16 - 13:18· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Judges 6:24 - 6:32· 9 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
October 24th, 2026
1:
14:1 - 14:9· 9 p’sukim
2:
14:10 - 14:16· 7 p’sukim
3:
14:17 - 14:20· 4 p’sukim
4:
14:21 - 14:24· 4 p’sukim
5:
15:1 - 15:6· 6 p’sukim
6:
15:7 - 15:16· 10 p’sukim
7:
15:17 - 15:21· 5 p’sukim
Maftir:
15:17 - 15:21· 5 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Joshua 10:1 - 10:14· 14 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
November 13th, 2027
1:
16:1 - 16:6· 6 p’sukim
2:
16:7 - 16:9· 3 p’sukim
3:
16:10 - 16:16· 7 p’sukim
4:
17:1 - 17:6· 6 p’sukim
5:
17:7 - 17:17· 11 p’sukim
6:
17:18 - 17:23· 6 p’sukim
7:
17:24 - 17:27· 4 p’sukim
Maftir:
17:24 - 17:27· 4 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Isaiah 41:8 - 41:16· 9 p’sukim