Parashat Balak

This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Balak (read on ).

Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s donkey speaks along the way, and Balaam ends up blessing the Israelites. The portion ends with a story about Israelite men sinning with Moabite women and the stabbing of an Israelite and a Midianite. [1]

Torah Readings

The Torah (Five Books of Moses) is divided into 54 sections, or parshiyot. Each section (called a parsha, also transliterated parashah or parasha) is read during a particular week (parashat ha-shavua). The full cycle is read over the course of one Jewish year. Readings for 5785 · 6-year summary

Each page displays a summary of the parsha, the verses read for each aliyah (traditional full kriyah, triennial and weekday), the accompanying Haftarah, and English-language commentary from a range of Jewish traditions.

Genesis

  1. Bereshit
  2. Noach
  3. Lech-Lecha
  4. Vayera
  5. Chayei Sara
  6. Toldot
  7. Vayetzei
  8. Vayishlach
  9. Vayeshev
  10. Miketz
  11. Vayigash
  12. Vayechi

Exodus

  1. Shemot
  2. Vaera
  3. Bo
  4. Beshalach
  5. Yitro
  6. Mishpatim
  7. Terumah
  8. Tetzaveh
  9. Ki Tisa
  10. Vayakhel
  11. Pekudei

Leviticus

  1. Vayikra
  2. Tzav
  3. Shmini
  4. Tazria
  5. Metzora
  6. Achrei Mot
  7. Kedoshim
  8. Emor
  9. Behar
  10. Bechukotai

Numbers

  1. Bamidbar
  2. Nasso
  3. Beha’alotcha
  4. Sh’lach
  5. Korach
  6. Chukat
  7. Balak
  8. Pinchas
  9. Matot
  10. Masei

Deuteronomy

  1. Devarim
  2. Vaetchanan
  3. Eikev
  4. Re’eh
  5. Shoftim
  6. Ki Teitzei
  7. Ki Tavo
  8. Nitzavim
  9. Vayeilech
  10. Ha’azinu
  11. Vezot Haberakhah

Doubled Parshiyot

  1. Vayakhel-Pekudei
  2. Tazria-Metzora
  3. Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
  4. Behar-Bechukotai
  5. Chukat-Balak
  6. Matot-Masei
  7. Nitzavim-Vayeilech

Downloads

We offer three kinds of Torah and Haftarah downloads:

  1. Calendar feeds for desktop, mobile and web calendars. Microsoft Outlook, iPhone, iPad, macOS Desktop Calendar, Android (via Google Calendar).
  2. RSS feeds for RSS readers and news aggregator tools
  3. Leyning spreadsheets for aliyah-by-aliyah breakdown of Torah readings for Shabbat, holidays and weekdays.

Parsha calendar feeds for desktop, mobile and web calendars

Parashat ha-Shavua (weekly Torah Portion) on Saturdays. ~50 events per year · 5-year perpetual feed

Parashat ha-Shavua - Diaspora
iPhone, iPad, macOS Google Calendar Outlook.com
פרשת השבוע - ישראל
iPhone, iPad, macOS Google Calendar Outlook.com

RSS feeds

Torah reading of the week for Shabbat and holidays, updated on Sunday at midnight Eastern Standard Time.

Leyning spreadsheet downloads

The following downloadable files 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 follow Triennial Torah Reading Cycle.
Diaspora spreadsheets

Diaspora Full Kriyah

Diaspora Triennial

Diaspora Weekday

Israel spreadsheets

Israel Full Kriyah

Israel Triennial

Israel Weekday