Parashat Vaetchanan - פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן
Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed into the Land of Israel. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer.
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11
Parashat Vaetchanan is the 45th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on August 9th, 2025 / 15 Av 5785
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
3:23 - 4:4· 11 p’sukim
2:
4:5 - 4:40· 36 p’sukim
3:
4:41 - 4:49· 9 p’sukim
4:
5:1 - 5:18· 18 p’sukim
5:
5:19 - 6:3· 15 p’sukim
6:
6:4 - 6:25· 22 p’sukim
7:
7:1 - 7:11· 11 p’sukim
Maftir:
7:9 - 7:11· 3 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
July 29th, 2023
1:
3:23 - 3:25· 3 p’sukim
2:
3:26 - 4:4· 8 p’sukim
3:
4:5 - 4:14· 10 p’sukim
4:
4:15 - 4:20· 6 p’sukim
5:
4:21 - 4:40· 20 p’sukim
6:
4:41 - 4:49· 9 p’sukim
7:
5:1 - 5:18· 18 p’sukim
Maftir:
5:16 - 5:18· 3 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
August 17th, 2024
1:
5:1 - 5:18· 18 p’sukim
2:
5:19 - 5:24· 6 p’sukim
3:
5:25 - 5:30· 6 p’sukim
4:
6:1 - 6:3· 3 p’sukim
5:
6:4 - 6:9· 6 p’sukim
6:
6:10 - 6:19· 10 p’sukim
7:
6:20 - 6:25· 6 p’sukim
Maftir:
6:23 - 6:25· 3 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
August 9th, 2025
1:
5:1 - 5:18· 18 p’sukim
2:
5:19 - 5:24· 6 p’sukim
3:
5:25 - 6:3· 9 p’sukim
4:
6:4 - 6:9· 6 p’sukim
5:
6:10 - 6:19· 10 p’sukim
6:
6:20 - 6:25· 6 p’sukim
7:
7:1 - 7:11· 11 p’sukim
Maftir:
7:9 - 7:11· 3 p’sukim