The Hebcal Torah Readings page lists all of the 54 parashiyot. Each individual parashah page includes an aliyah-by-aliyah breakdown of what sections are read.
See also Judaism 101: Torah Readings.
What is the differerence between the Diaspora and Israeli sedra schemes?
Jews living in the Diaspora (outside of modern Israel) typically observe two days of chag on holidays that are Yom Tov (holidays where work is forbidden, called yontiff in Yiddish). In Israel, only one day of chag is observed.
Sometimes, depending on the calendar, the Diaspora observes the second day of chag on Shabbat, and the holiday Torah reading pushes the regular weekly Torah reading back a week. Since Israel has only one day of chag, they read the regular weekly Torah reading. Thus, the Parashat ha-Shavuah ends up being different.
When using the “Weekly Torah portion on Saturdays” option on the custom calendar, select the appropriate option depending on where you live (Israeli holiday schedule for those living inside Israel, Diaspora for everyone else).
Torah reading spreadsheets
We’re pleased to provide downloadable files that contain the aliyah-by-aliyah breakdown of Torah readings for Shabbat, holidays and weekdays.
Leyning coordinators can download these Comma Separated Value (CSV) files and import into Microsoft Excel or some other spreadsheet program.
The Full Kriyah CSV files contain Torah & Haftara readings for Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, holidays and fast days.
The Weekday CSV files contain Torah readings for Mondays & Thursdays (and Shabbat mincha) when those days don’t co-occur with one of the events above. In other words, these files are intended to be mutually exclusive with the Full Kriyah Shabbat/holiday files.
Triennial CSV files are available for the Diaspora only, as the USCJ/RA has not published aliyah-by-aliyah tables that follow the Israeli sedra scheme.
Note that in September 2013, we replaced the large multi-year fullkriyah.csv file with separate files for each Hebrew year.
Example content:
| Date | Parashah | Aliyah | Reading | Verses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2003 | Bereshit | 1 | Genesis 1:1 – 2:3 | 34 |
| 25-Oct-2003 | Bereshit | 2 | Genesis 2:4 – 2:19 | 16 |
| 25-Oct-2003 | Bereshit | 3 | Genesis 2:20 – 3:21 | 27 |
| 25-Oct-2003 | Bereshit | 4 | Genesis 3:22 – 4:18 | 21 |
| 25-Oct-2003 | Bereshit | 5 | Genesis 4:19 – 4:22 | 4 |
| 25-Oct-2003 | Bereshit | 6 | Genesis 4:23 – 5:24 | 28 |
| 25-Oct-2003 | Bereshit | 7 | Genesis 5:25 – 6:8 | 16 |
| 25-Oct-2003 | Bereshit | maf | Genesis 6:5 – 6:8 | 4 |
| 25-Oct-2003 | Bereshit | Haftara | Isaiah 42:5 – 43:11 | |
| 1-Nov-2003 | Noach | 1 | Genesis 6:9 – 6:22 | 14 |
| 1-Nov-2003 | Noach | 2 | Genesis 7:1 – 7:16 | 16 |
| 1-Nov-2003 | Noach | 3 | Genesis 7:17 – 8:14 | 22 |
| 1-Nov-2003 | Noach | 4 | Genesis 8:15 – 9:7 | 15 |
| 1-Nov-2003 | Noach | 5 | Genesis 9:8 – 9:17 | 10 |
| 1-Nov-2003 | Noach | 6 | Genesis 9:18 – 10:32 | 44 |
| 1-Nov-2003 | Noach | 7 | Genesis 11:1 – 11:32 | 32 |
| 1-Nov-2003 | Noach | maf | Genesis 11:29 – 11:32 | 4 |
| 1-Nov-2003 | Noach | Haftara | Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5 |
What does CH”M mean?
CH”M is an abbreviation for Chol Ha-Mo’ed. Chol Ha-Mo’ed are the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot, when work is permitted.
Why are fixed fast days sometimes observed on a different day?
For example, Tzom Tammuz is always on the 17th of Tammuz, but in the year 5772 (2012 C.E.) it is on the 18th of Tammuz. The answer has to do with Shabbat:
“The Hebrew year contains several fast days that, though specified by particular Hebrew calendar dates, are shifted when those days occur on Saturday. The fast days are Tzom Gedaliah (Tishri 3), Tzom Tevet (Tevet 10), and Tishah be-Av (Av 9). When Purim is on Sunday, Ta’anit Esther occurs on the preceding Thursday… Each of the other fast days, as well as Shushan Purim (the day after Purim, celebrated in Jerusalem), is postponed to the following day (Sunday) when it occurs on Saturday.”
Reference: Calendrical Calculations, Edward M. Reingold, Nachum Dershowitz, Cambridge University Press, 2001, page 109.