Parashat Shemot - פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת
Shemot (“Names”) is the first Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It opens describing the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and adopted into Pharaoh’s household. He later encounters God at a burning bush and begins his mission of demanding that Pharoah let the Israelites go.
Torah Portion: Exodus 1:1-6:1
Parashat Shemot is the 13th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on January 10th, 2026 / 21 Tevet 5786
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
1:1 - 1:17· 17 p’sukim
2:
1:18 - 2:10· 15 p’sukim
3:
2:11 - 2:25· 15 p’sukim
4:
3:1 - 3:15· 15 p’sukim
5:
3:16 - 4:17· 24 p’sukim
6:
4:18 - 4:31· 14 p’sukim
7:
5:1 - 6:1· 24 p’sukim
Maftir:
5:22 - 6:1· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim:
Jeremiah 1:1 - 2:3· 22 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim:
Isaiah 27:6 - 28:13· 21 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim:
Isaiah 29:22 - 29:23· 2 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
January 10th, 2026
1:
1:1 - 1:7· 7 p’sukim
2:
1:8 - 1:12· 5 p’sukim
3:
1:13 - 1:17· 5 p’sukim
4:
1:18 - 1:22· 5 p’sukim
5:
2:1 - 2:10· 10 p’sukim
6:
2:11 - 2:15· 5 p’sukim
7:
2:16 - 2:25· 10 p’sukim
Maftir:
2:23 - 2:25· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 1:
Isaiah 27:6 - 27:13· 8 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 2:
Isaiah 29:22 - 29:23· 2 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
January 2nd, 2027
1:
3:1 - 3:6· 6 p’sukim
2:
3:7 - 3:10· 4 p’sukim
3:
3:11 - 3:15· 5 p’sukim
4:
3:16 - 3:22· 7 p’sukim
5:
4:1 - 4:5· 5 p’sukim
6:
4:6 - 4:9· 4 p’sukim
7:
4:10 - 4:17· 8 p’sukim
Maftir:
4:14 - 4:17· 4 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 1:
Joshua 5:13 - 6:5· 8 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 2:
Joshua 6:15 - 6:16· 2 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
January 22nd, 2028
1:
4:18 - 4:20· 3 p’sukim
2:
4:21 - 4:26· 6 p’sukim
3:
4:27 - 4:31· 5 p’sukim
4:
5:1 - 5:5· 5 p’sukim
5:
5:6 - 5:9· 4 p’sukim
6:
5:10 - 5:14· 5 p’sukim
7:
5:15 - 6:1· 10 p’sukim
Maftir:
5:22 - 6:1· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 1:
I Samuel 9:15 - 9:21· 7 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 2:
I Samuel 9:27 - 10:1· 2 p’sukim