Torah Reading Cycle for the Hebrew Calendar year of 5768

Feast Day
Special Readings

Sep 13/07

Tishri 1

Rosh HaShanah

Shofars / New Year

B'resheet (Genesis) 21:1-34;
B'midbar (Numbers) 29:1-6

Sh’mu’el Alef (1 Samuel) 1:1-2:10

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Sep 14/07

Tishri 2

Rosh HaShanah 2nd day

Shofars / New Year

B'resheet (Genesis) 21:1-34;
B'midbar (Numbers) 29:1-6

Sh’mu’el Alef (1 Samuel) 1:1-2:10

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Sep 15/07

Tishri 3

Ha'azinu

Give ear

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 32:1-52

Sh’mu’el Bet (2 Samuel) 22:1-51

Romans 10:14-11:12

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Sep 22/07

Tishri 10

Yom Kippur

Day of Atonement

Vayikra (Leviticus) 16:1-34;
B'midbar (Numbers) 29:7-16

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 57:14-58:14

Romans 3:21-262
1 Corinthians 5:10-21

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Sep 27/07

Tishri 15

Succoth

Booths/Tabernacles

Vayikra (Leviticus) 22:26-23:44;
B'midbar (Numbers) 29:12-25

Z’kharyah (Zechariah) 14:1-24;
Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) 1:1-12:14;
M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 8:2-21

Yochanan (John) 1:10-14;
Revelations 7:1-10; 21:1-4

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Oct 3/07

Tishri 21

Hoshana Rabbah

Great Deliverance

B'midbar (Numbers) 29:26-34

Yochanan (John). 7:1-2, 37-44

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Oct 4/07

Tishri 22

Shemini Atzeret

Conclusion of Sukkot

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 14:22-16:17;B'midbar (Numbers) 29:35-30:1

M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 8:54-9:1

Mattityahu (Matthew) 17:1-9;
Mark 12:28-33

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Oct 5/07

Tishri 23

Simchat Torah

Joy of the Torah

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 33:1-34:12;
B'resheet (Genesis) 1:1-2:3;
B'midbar (Numbers) 29:35-30:1

Y’hoshua (Joshua) 1:1-18

Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:17-48;
Romans 7:21-25

Oct 6/07

Tishrei 24

B'resheet

In the beginning

B'resheet (Genesis) 1:1-6:8

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 42:5-43:10

Revelations 22:6-21;
Yochanan (John) 1:1-5

Oct 13/07

Cheshvan 1

Noach

Noah - rest

B'resheet (Genesis) 6:9-11:32

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 54:1-55:5

Mattityahu (Matthew) 24:36-46;
1 Kefa (1 Peter) 3:18-2

Oct 20/07

Cheshvan 8

Lekh L'kha

Go forth, yourself

B'resheet (Genesis) 12:1-17:27

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 40:27-41:16

Romans 4:1-25

Oct 27/07

Cheshvan 15

Vayera

And He appeared

B'resheet (Genesis) 18:1-22:24

M’lakhim Bet (2 Kings) 4:1-:37

Luke 1:26-38; 24:36-53;
2 Kefa (2 Peter) 2:4-11

Nov 3/07

Cheshvan 22

Khayie-Sarah

Life of Sarah

B'resheet (Genesis) 23:1-25:18

M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings)1:1-1:31

Mattityahu (Matthew) 1:1-17; 1 Corinthians 15:50-57

Nov 10/07

Cheshvan 29

Tol'dot

Generations

B'resheet (Genesis) 25:19-28:9

Mal’akhi (Malachi) 1:1-2:7

Romans 9:1-13;

Nov 17/07

Kislev 7

Vayetze

And he went out

B'resheet (Genesis) 28:10-32:3

Hoshea (Hosea) 11:7-14:10

Yochanan (John). 1:19-51

Nov 24/07

Kislev 14

Vayishlach

And he sent

B'resheet (Genesis) 32:4-36:43

Hoshea (Hosea) 11:7-12:12;
'Ovadyah (Obadiah)1:1-1:21

Hebrews 11:11-20;
Mattityahu (Matthew) 26:36-46

Dec 1/07

Kislev 21

Vayeshev

And he settled

B'resheet (Genesis) 37:1-40:23

‘Amos (Amos) 2:6-3:8;
M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 2:6-3:8

Mattityahu (Matthew) 1:1-6, 16-25

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Dec 5/07

Kislev 25

Channukah

Feast of Dedication

B'midbar (Numbers) 7:1-8:4; 28:1-15

Z’kharyah (Zechariah) 2:14-4:7;
M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 7:40-50

Yochanan (John) 9:1-7;
Yochanan (John) 10:22-39

Dec 8/07

Kislev 28

Mikketz

At the end of

B'resheet (Genesis) 41:1-44:17

M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 3:15-4:1;
Z’kharyah (Zechariah) 2:14-4:7

Mattityahu (Matthew) 27:15-46

Dec 15/06

Tevet 6

Vayigash

And he drew near

B'resheet (Genesis) 44:18-47:27

Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 37:15-28

Luke 6:9-16

Dec 22/07

Tevet 13

Vayechi

And he lived

B'resheet (Genesis) 47:28-50:26

M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 2:1-12

1 Kefa (1 Peter) 1:1-9

Dec 29/07

Tevet 20

Sh'mot

Names

Sh'mot (Exodus) 1:1-6:1

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 27:6-28:13;
29:22-23
Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 1:1-2:3

1 Corinthians 14:18-25;
Acts 7:17-29

Jan 5/08

Tevet 27

Va'era

And I appeared

Sh'mot (Exodus) 6:2-9:35

Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 28:25-29:21

Romans 9:14-33

Jan 12/08

Sh'vat 5

Bo

Enter

Sh'mot (Exodus) 10:1-13:16

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 46:13-:28

Luke 22:7-30;
1 Corinthians 11:20-34

Jan 19/08

Sh'vat 12

B'shallach

When he let go

Sh'mot (Exodus) 13:17-17:16

Shof‘tim (Judges) 4:4-5:31

Yochanan (John) 6:15-71

Jan 26/08

Sh'vat 19

Yitro

Jethro - abundance

Sh'mot (Exodus) 18:1-20:23

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 6:1-7:6; 9:5-9:6

Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:8-20

Feb 2/08

Sh'vat 26

Mishpatim

Judgments

Sh'mot (Exodus) 21:1-24:18

M’lakhim Bet (2 Kings) 11:17-12:17; Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 34:8-34:22;
33:25-33:26

Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:38-42;
17:1-11

B'midbar (Numbers) 28:8-15

Feb 9/08

Adar1 3

T'rumah

Offering

Sh'mot (Exodus) 25:1-27:19

M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 5:26-6:13

2 Corinthians 9:1-15;
Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:33-37

Feb 16/08

Adar1 10

Tetzaveh

You shall command

Sh'mot (Exodus) 27:20-30:10

Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 43:10-27

Hebrews 13:10-17

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 25:17-19

Feb 23/08

Adar1 17

Ki Tissa

When you elevate

Sh'mot (Exodus) 30:11-34:35

M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 18:1-39

2 Corinthians 3:1-18

Mar 1/08

Adar1 24

Vayak'hel

And he assembled

Sh'mot (Exodus) 35:1-38:20

M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 7:40-7:50;
Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 36:16-38

2 Corinthians 9:6-11; 3:7-18

B'midbar (Numbers) 19:1-22

Mar 8/08

Adar2 1

P'kudei

Accountings of

Sh'mot (Exodus) 38:21-40:38

M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 7:51-8:21

Hebrews 1:1-14

Mar 15/08

Adar2 8

Vayikra

And He called

Vayikra (Leviticus) 1:1-5:26

Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 45:16-46;
Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 43:21-44:23;
66:1-23

Hebrews 10:1-18

B'midbar (Numbers) 28:9-15

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Mar 20/08

Adar2 13

Fast of Esther

Sh'mot (Exodus) 32:11-14; 34:1-10

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 55:6-56:8

Mattityahu (Matthew) 6:16-18;
Luke 2:36-37

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Mar 21/08

Adar2 14

Purim

Feast of Esther

Sh'mot (Exodus) 17:8-16

Ester (Esther) 1:1-10:3;
Tehillim (Psalms) 3:3

Hebrews 11

Mar 22/08

Adar2 15

Tzav

Command

Vayikra (Leviticus) 6:1-8:36

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 7:21-8:3;
9:22-23;
Mal’akhi (Malachi) 3:4-24

Hebrews 7:24-8:6

Mar 29/08

Adar2 22

Sh'mini

Eighth

Vayikra (Leviticus) 9:1-11:47

Sh’mu’el Alef (1 Samuel)
20:18-42;
Sh’mu’el Bet (2 Samuel)
6:1-7:17

Hebrews 7:1-19; 8:1-6

Apr 5/08

Adar2 29

Tazria

She bears seed

Vayikra (Leviticus) 12:1-13:59

M’lakhim Bet (2 Kings) 4:42-5:19

Luke 7:18-35;
Mattityahu (Matthew) 8:1-4

Apr 12/08

Nisan 17

M'tzora

Infected one

Vayikra (Leviticus) 14:1-15:33

M’lakhim Bet (2 Kings) 7:3-7:20

Mattityahu (Matthew)
23:16-24:2; Mattityahu (Matthew) 24:30-31;
Romans 6:19-23

Apr 19/08

Nisan 14

Acharei Mot

After the death

Vayikra (Leviticus) 16:1-18:30

Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 22:1-19;

Hebrews 9:11-28

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Apr 19/08

Nisan 14

Erev Pesach

Eve of Passover

Sh'mot (Exodus) 12:21-51;
B'midbar (Numbers) 28:16-25

Y’hoshua (Joshua) 3:5-7; 5:2-6:1; 6:27

Luke 22:7-20;
Yochanan (John) 1:29-31

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Apr 20/08

Nisan 15

Pesach

Feast of Unleavened Bread

Vayikra (Leviticus) 22:26-23:44;
B'midbar (Numbers) 28:16-25

M’lakhim Bet (2 Kings) 23:1-9, 21-25

1 Corinthians 15:20-28

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Apr 21/08

Nisan 16

First Fruits

Waving the sheaf offering -
1st day of counting the Omer

Sh'mot (Exodus) 34:1-26;
B'midbar (Numbers) 28:19-25

Revelations 15:1-4

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Apr 26/08

Shabbat After
Nisan 15

Pesach Shabbat

Passover

Sh'mot (Exodus) 34:1-26;B'midbar (Numbers) 28:16-25

Revelations 15:1-4

Feast Day
Special Readings 

May 2/08

Nisan 27

Yom HaShoah

Holocaust memorial Day

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 4:30-40

Revelations 6:9-11

May 3/08

Nisan 28

K'doshim

Holy ones

Vayikra (Leviticus) 19:1-20:27

‘Amos (Amos) 9:7-15;
Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 20:2-20

1 Corinthians 6:9-20;
1 Kefa (1 Peter) 1:13-16

Feast Day
Special Readings 

May 8/08

Iyar 3

Yom HaAtzmaut

Israel Independence Day

D'varim (Deuteronomy)11:8-21

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 10:32-11:12

Mattityahu (Matthew)
24:29-44

May 10/08

Iyar 5

Emor

Say

Vayikra (Leviticus) 21:1-24:23

Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 44:15-31

Luke 14:12-24;
1 Kefa (1 Peter) 2:4-10

May 17/08

Iyar 12

B'har

On the mount

Vayikra (Leviticus) 25:1-26:2

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 32:6-32:27

Luke 4:16-21

May 24/08

Iyar 19

B'chukkotai

In My statutes

Vayikra (Leviticus) 26:3-27:34

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 16:19-17:14

Mattityahu (Matthew) 21:33-46; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

May 31/08

Iyar 26

B'midbar

In the wilderness

B'midbar (Numbers) 1:1-4:20

Hoshea (Hosea) 2:1-2:22;
Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 2:1-22

Romans 9:22-33;
1 Corinthians 12:12-30

Jun 7/08

Sivan 4

Naso

Elevate

B'midbar (Numbers) 4:21-7:89

Shof‘tim (Judges) 13:2-25

Acts 21:17-26

Feast Day
Special Readings

Jun 9/08

Sivan 6

Shavuot

Pentecost

Sh'mot (Exodus) 19:1-20:26;
B'midbar (Numbers) 28:26-31

Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 1:1-28, 3:12;
Rut (Ruth) 1:1-4:22

Yochanan (John). 1:32-34;
Mattityahu (Matthew) 3:11-17;
Acts 2:1-21, 37-41

Feast Day
Special Readings

Jun 10/08

Sivan 7

Shavuot 2nd Day

Pentecost

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 14:22-16:17;
B'midbar (Numbers) 28:26-31

Havakuk (Habakkuk) 2:20-3:19

Acts 2:1-13

Jun 14/08

Sivan 11

B'ha'alotecha

In your making go up

B'midbar (Numbers) 8:1-12:16

Z’kharyah (Zechariah) 2:14-4:7

1 Corinthians 10:6-13;
Revelations 11:1-19

Jun 21/08

Sivan 18

Shlach L'kha

Send

B'midbar (Numbers) 13:1-15:41

Y’hoshua (Joshua) 2:1-24

Hebrews 3:7-4:1

Jun 28/08

Sivan 25

Korach

Korah - bald

B'midbar (Numbers) 16:1-18:32

Sh’mu’el Alef (1 Samuel) 11:14-12:22

Acts 5:1-11;
Roman 13:1-7

Jul 5/08

Tamuz 2

Khukat

Ordinance of

B'midbar (Numbers) 19:1-22:1

Shof ‘tim (Judges) 11:1-33

Yochanan (John). 3:10-21

Jul 12/08

Tamuz 9

Balak

Balak - destroyer

B'midbar (Numbers) 22:2-25:9

Mikhah (Micah) 5:6-6:8

Romans 11:25-32;
1 Corinthians 1:20-31

Jul 19/08

Tamuz 16

Pinchas

Phinehas - dark-skinned

B'midbar (Numbers) 25:10-30:1

M’Lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 18:46-19:21

Yochanan (John). 2:13-25

Jul 26/08

Tamuz 23

Mattot

Tribes

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 1:1-2:3

Philippians 3:7-21

Aug 2/08

Av 1

Masa'ei

Journeys of

B'midbar (Numbers) 33:1-36:13

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 2:4-28; 3:4; 4:1-2

James 4:1-12

Aug 8/08

Av 8

D'varim

Words

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 1:1-3:22

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 1:1-27

Acts 9:1-21;
1 Timothy 3:1-7

Feast Day
Special Readings

Aug 10/08

9 Av

Tishah b'Av

Temple destroyed

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 4:24-40;11:8-21

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 8:13-9:24

Mattityahu (Matthew) 3:11-17; 23:16-23;
24:1-2

Aug 16/08

Av 15

Va'etchanan

And I pleaded

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 3:23-7:11

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 40:1-26

Mattityahu (Matthew) 23:31-39;
Mark 12:28-34

Aug 23/08

Av 22

Ekev

As a result

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 7:12-11:25

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 49:14-51:3

Hebrews 11:8-13;
Romans 8:31-39

Aug 30/08

Av 29

Re'eh

See

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 11:26-16:17

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 54:11-55:5; 66:1,24;
Sh’mu’el Alef (1 Samuel) 20:18,42

Yochanan (John). 7:37-52;
1 Yochanan (John) 4:1-6

B'midbar (Numbers) 28:9-15

Sep 6/08

Elul 6

Shof'tim

Judges

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 16:18-21:9

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 51:12-52:12

Yochanan (John) 1:19-27;
Acts 3:22-23

Sep 13/08

Elul 13

Ki Tetze

When you go out

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 21:10-25:19

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 54:1-10

Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:27-30;
1 Corinthians 5:1-5

Sep 20/08

Elul 20

Ki Tavo

When you enter in

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 26:1-29:8

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 60:1-22

Luke 21:1-4;
Ephesians 1:3-6

Sep 27/08

Elul 27

Nitzavim

You are standing

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 29:9-30:20

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 61:10-63:9

Romans 10:1-12

Feast Day
Special Readings

Sep 30/08

Tishri 1

Rosh HaShanah

Shofars / New Year

B'resheet (Genesis) 21:1-34;
B'midbar (Numbers) 29:1-6

Sh’mu’el Alef (1 Samuel) 1:1-2:10

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Feast Day
Special Readings 

Oct 1/08

Tishri 2

Rosh HaShanah 2nd day

Shofars / New Year

B'resheet (Genesis) 21:1-34;
B'midbar (Numbers) 29:1-6

Sh’mu’el Alef (1 Samuel) 1:1-2:10

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Sep 8/07

Tishri 4

Vayelekh

And he went

D'varim (Deuteronomy) 31:1-31:30

Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 55:6-56:8;
Hoshea (Hosea) 14:2-10;
Mikhah (Micah) 7:18-20;
Yo’el (Joel)2:15-27

Romans 10:14-18