16th of Sivan, 5773
Parashat Beha'alotcha

Bereshit (Genesis)

 Bereshit (Hebrew)

Bereshit means “in the beginning”. The is the first book of the Torah and it tells the story of the creation, the patriarchs and matriarchs (people like Abraham, Sarah, and Jacob), and goes on to tell about the Israelites settling in Egypt.

* Bereshit Genesis 1:1-6:8 Bereshit (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: Isaiah 42.5-43.10
(Sephardi Tradition: Isaiah 42.5-21)
* Noah Genesis 6:9 – 11:32 Noah (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: Isaiah 54.1-55.5

(Sephardi Tradition: Isaiah 54.1-10)
* Lekh Lekha Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 Lekh Lekha (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: Isaiah 40.27-41.16
* VaYera Genesis 18:1 – 22:24 VaYera (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: II Kings 4.1-37
(Sephardi Tradition: II Kings 4.1-23)
* Chayay Sarah Genesis 23:1 – 25:18 Chayay Sarah (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: I Kings 1.1-31
*  Toledot Genesis 25:19 – 28:9 Toledot (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: Malachi 1.1-2.7
* VaYetze Genesis 28:10 – 32:3 VaYetze (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: Hosea 12.13-14.10
(Optional addition: Micah 7.18)
(Sephardi Tradition: Hosea 11.7-12.12)
* VaYishlach Genesis 32:4 – 36:43 VaYishlach (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: Obadiah 1.1-21
(Optional substitution: Hosea 11.7-12.12)
* VaYeshev Genesis 37:1 – 40:23 VaYeshev (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: Amos 2.6-3.8
*   Miketz Genesis 41:1 – 44:17 Miketz (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: I Kings 3.15-4.1
* VaYigash Genesis 44:18 – 47:27 VaYigash (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: Ezekiel 37.15-28
* VaYechi Genesis 47:28 – 50:26 Vayechi (Hebrew)
    Haftarah: I Kings 2.1-12
 
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