Torah Reading Schedule

Torah Reading Schedule

The following is a table of the torah portions (parasha) that are read in all Jewish synagogues each week all over the world. The lectionary goes through the entire Torah once each year. Along with the Torah reading, usually a reading from the prophets is read, called the Haftorah. Some Christians who are studying also read an accompanying New Testament portion as well. On feast days it is traditional to read other texts as well.

In the table below, each parasha title links to the World ORT website, a Jewish site where you can read the text in English and Hebrew. It will even pronounce it for you in Hebrew! Also, the text references link to the Bible study tools section at Crosswalk.com, an excellent Bible reference site.

Date	Portion Title (Parasha)	Torah Reading	Haftorah Reading	New Testament
10/4/02	B'resheet In the Begining	Genesis 1:1-6:8	Isaiah 42:5 - 43:10	John 1:1-5
10/11/02	Noach Noah	Genesis 6:9-11:32	Isaiah 54:1 - 55:5	I Peter 3:18-22
10/18/02	Lech L'cha Go Forth	Genesis 12:1-17:27	Isaiah 40:27 - 41:16	Romans 4:1-25
10/25/02	VaYera He appeared	Genesis 18:1-22:24	2 Kings 4:1-37	II Peter 2:4-11
11/1/02	Chayei Sarah Sarah's life	Genesis 23:1-25:18	1 Kings 1:1-31	I Corinthians 15:50-57
11/8/02	Tol'dot Generations	Genesis 25:19-28:9	I Samuel 20:18-42	Romans 9:1-13
11/15/02	VaYetsi He went out	Genesis 28:10-32:3	Hosea 12:13 - 14:10	John 1:19-51
11/22/02	VaYishlach He sent	Genesis 32:4-36:43	Obadiah 1:1-21	Matthew 26:36-46
11/29/02	VaYeshev He settled	Genesis 37:1-40:23	I Kings 2:6 - 3:8	Acts 7:9-16
12/6/02	MiKetz At the end	Genesis 41:1-44:17	Zechariah 2:14 - 4:7	I Corinthians 2:1-5
12/13/02	Va Yigash He drew near	Genesis 44:18-47:27	Ezekiel 37:15-28	Luke 6:9-16
12/20/02	Va Y'chi He lived	Genesis 47:28-50:26	1 Kings 2:1-12	1 Peter 1:1-9
12/27/02	Sh'mot Names	Exodus 1:1-6:1	Isaiah 27:6 - 28:13	Acts 7:17-29
1/3/03	Va'Era I appeared	Exodus 6:2-9:25	Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21	Romans 9:14-33
1/10/03	Bo Enter!	Exodus 10:1-13:16	Jeremiah 46:13-28	I Corinthians 11:20-34
1/17/03	B'Shalach After he had let go	Exodus 13:17-17:16	Judges 4:4 - 5:31	John 6:15-71
1/24/03	Yitro Jethro	Exodus 18:1-20	Isaiah 6:1 - 7:6; 9:6-7	Matthew 5:17-32
1/31/03	Mishpatim Judgements	Exodus 20:1-24:18	II Kings 11:17 - 12:17	Matthew 5:38-42
2/7/03	T'Rumah Offering	Exodus 25:1-27:19	1 Kings 5:26 - 6:13	Matthew 5:33-37
2/14/03	T'Tzaveh You shall command	Exodus 27:20-30:10	Ezekiel 43:10-27	Hebrews 13:10-16
2/21/03	Ki Tisa When you elevate	Exodus 30:11-34:35	I Kings 18:1-39	I Corinthians 8:4-13
2/28/03	Va Yakhel He assembled	Exodus 35:1-38:20	Ezekiel 36:16-38	2 Corinthians 9:6-11
2/28/03	P'Kudei Accounts	Exodus 38:21-40:38	Ezekiel 36:16-38	II Corinthians 3:7-18
3/16/02	VaYikra He called	Leviticus 1:1-5:26	Ezekiel 45:16-46	Hebrews 10:1-18
3/23/02	Tsav Command!	Leviticus 6:1- 8:36	Malachi 3:4-24	Hebrews 8:1-6
4/6/02	Sh'mini Eighth	Leviticus 9:1-11:47	I Samuel 20:18-42	Hebrews 8:1-6
4/13/02	Tazria She bears seed	Leviticus 12:1-13:59	2 Kings 7:3-20	Matthew 8:1-4
4/13/02	M'Tsora Infected one	Leviticus 14:1-15:33	2 Kings 7:3-20	Romans 6:19-23
4/20/02	Acharei Mot After Death	Leviticus 16:1-18:30	Amos 9:7-15	Hebrews 9:11-28
4/20/02	K'doshim Holy ones	Leviticus 19:1-20:27	Amos 9:7-15	Hebrews 9:11-28
4/27/02	Emor Say!	Leviticus 21:1-24:23	Ezekiel 44:15-31	I Peter 2:4-10
5/4/02	B'har On the mount	Leviticus 25:1-26:2	Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14	Luke 4:16-21
5/4/02	B'chukkotai My statutes	Leviticus 26:3-27:34	Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14	II Corinthians 6:14-18
5/11/02	B'midbar In the desert	Numbers 1:1-4:20	Jeremiah 2:1-22	I Corinthians 12:12-20
5/25/02	Naso Elevate!	Numbers 4:21-7:89	Judges 13:2-25	Acts 21:17-26
6/1/02	B'Ha'alot'cha When you set up	Numbers 8:1-12:16	Zecheriah 2:14 - 4:7	I Corinthians 10:6-13
6/8/02	Sh'lach L'Cha Send on your behalf	Numbers 13:1-15:41	Joshua 2:1-24	Hebrews 3:7-4:1
6/15/02	Korach Korah	Numbers 16:1-18:32	1 Samuel 11:14 - 12:22	Romans 13:1-7
6/22/02	Chukat Ordinance	Numbers 19:1-22:1	Judges 11:1-33	John 3:10-21
6/22/02	Balak Balak	Numbers 22:2-25:9	Micah 5:6 - 6:8	I Corinthians 1:20-31
6/29/02	Pinchas Phinehas	Numbers 23:10-30:1	Jeremiah 1:1 - 2:3	John 2:13-25
7/6/02	Matot Tribes	Numbers 30:2-32:42	Jeremiah 3:4, 4:1-2	Philemon 3:7-21
7/6/02	Mas'ei Journeys	Numbers 33:1-36:13	Jeremiah 2:4-28	James 4:1-12
7/13/02	Devarim Words	Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22	Isaiah 1:1-27	I Timothy 3:1-7
7/20/02	Va'etchanan I pleaded	Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11	Isaiah 40:1-26	Mark 12:28-34
7/27/02	Ekev Because	Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25	Isaiah 49:14 - 51:3	Romans 8:31-39
8/3/02	R'eh See	Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17	Isaiah 54:11 - 55:5	I John 4:1-6
8/10/02	Shof'tim Judges	Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9	Isaiah 51:12 - 52:12	Acts 3:22-23
8/17/02	Ki Tetsei When you go out	Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19	Isaiah 54:1-10	Matthew 5:27-30
8/24/02	Ki Tavo When you come	Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8	Isaiah 60:1-22	Ephesians 1:3-6
8/31/02	Nitzavim You are standing	Deuteronomy 29:9 - 30:20	Isaiah 61:10 - 63:9	Romans 10:1-12
9/7/02	VaYelech He went	Deuteronomy 31:1-30	Isaiah 55:6 - 56:8	Romans 10:14-18
9/14/02	Ha'azinu Hear	Deuteronomy 32:1-52	2 Samuel 22:1-51	Romans 10:17-11:12
10/5/02	V'Zot HaB'rachah This is the Blessing	Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12	Joshua 1:1-18	Revelation 22:1-5

Festival Readings

Date	Portion Title (Parasha)	Torah Reading	Haftorah Reading	New Testament
Dec 9-17, 2001	Hanukkah Feast of Dedication	Numbers 7:1-11	Zecharaih 2:14-4:7 1 Kings 7:40-50	John 9:1-7; John 10:22-39
Jan 28, 2002	Tu b'Sh'vat new year for trees	x	Psalm 104:16-17; 120-134	Matthew 7:13-24, 7:28-29
Feb 26, 2002	Purim Lots (feast of Esther)	Exodus 17:8-16	Esther; Psalm 3:3	Hebrews 11
March 7 - April 4, 2002	Pesach Passover	Exodus 12:21-51	Joshua 3:5-7; 5:2-6:1; 6:27	John 1:29-31
April 9, 2002	Yom HaShoah Holocaust memorial Day	Deuteronomy 4:30-40	x	Revelation 6:9-11
April 17, 2002	Yom Ha'Atzma'ut Day of Independence (Israel)	Deuteronomy 11:8-21	Isaiah 10:32-11:12	Matthew 24:29-44
April 30 , 2002	Lag BaOmer 33rd day of counting the omer	x	x	x
May 17, 2002	Shavuout Weeks (Pentecost)	Exodus 19:1-20:23 Numbers 28:26-31	Ezekiel 1:1-28, 3:12	John 1:32-34 Matthew 3:11-17
July 18, 2002	Tish'ah b'Av Av 9th (Temple destroyed)	Deuteronomy 11:8-21	Jeremiah 8:13-9:23	Matthew 3:11-17
Sept 18, 2001	Rosh HaShanah Head of the Year	Genesis 21:1-34	1 Samuel 1:1-2:10	1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Sept 27, 2001	Yom Kippur Day of Atonement	Leviticus 16:1-34 Numbers 29:12-16	Isaiah 57:14-58:14	2 Corinthians 5:10-21
Oct 2-8, 2001	Sukkot Booths/Tabernacles	Leviticus 22:26-23:44 Numbers 29:12-16	Zechariah 14:1-24	Revelation 7:1-10
Oct 8, 2001	Hoshana Rabbah Great Deliverance	Numbers 26-34	x	John 7:1-2, 37-42
Oct 9, 2001	Sh'mini Atseret Conclusion of Sukkot	Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17	1 Kings 8:54-9:1	Matthew 17:1-9
Oct 10, 2001	Simchat Torah Joy of the Torah	Deuteronomy 33-34 Numbers 29:35-30:1	x	Matthew 5:17-48

(table adapted from one found at messianicSDA.org)