Parashat Vaera - פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא
Vaera (“I Appeared”) opens as God promises to redeem the enslaved Israelites and bring them to the Promised Land. When Pharaoh repeatedly refuses to let the Israelites go, God sends a series of plagues: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, death of livestock, boils, and hail.
Torah Portion: Exodus 6:2-9:35
Parashat Vaera is the 14th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on January 17th, 2026 / 28 Tevet 5786
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
6:2 - 6:13· 12 p’sukim
2:
6:14 - 6:28· 15 p’sukim
3:
6:29 - 7:7· 9 p’sukim
4:
7:8 - 8:6· 28 p’sukim
5:
8:7 - 8:18· 12 p’sukim
6:
8:19 - 9:16· 26 p’sukim
7:
9:17 - 9:35· 19 p’sukim
Maftir:
9:33 - 9:35· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21· 23 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
January 17th, 2026
1:
6:2 - 6:5· 4 p’sukim
2:
6:6 - 6:9· 4 p’sukim
3:
6:10 - 6:13· 4 p’sukim
4:
6:14 - 6:19· 6 p’sukim
5:
6:20 - 6:25· 6 p’sukim
6:
6:26 - 6:28· 3 p’sukim
7:
6:29 - 7:7· 9 p’sukim
Maftir:
7:5 - 7:7· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 1:
Jeremiah 1:1 - 1:10· 10 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 2:
Jeremiah 1:8 - 1:8· 1 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
January 9th, 2027
1:
7:8 - 7:13· 6 p’sukim
2:
7:14 - 7:18· 5 p’sukim
3:
7:19 - 7:25· 7 p’sukim
4:
7:26 - 7:29· 4 p’sukim
5:
8:1 - 8:6· 6 p’sukim
6:
8:7 - 8:11· 5 p’sukim
7:
8:12 - 8:15· 4 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
January 29th, 2028
1:
8:16 - 8:23· 8 p’sukim
2:
8:24 - 8:28· 5 p’sukim
3:
9:1 - 9:7· 7 p’sukim
4:
9:8 - 9:16· 9 p’sukim
5:
9:17 - 9:21· 5 p’sukim
6:
9:22 - 9:26· 5 p’sukim
7:
9:27 - 9:35· 9 p’sukim