Parashat Beshalach / פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח

Read on / 13 Sh'vat 5782.

Parashat Beshalach is the 16th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Exodus 13:17-17:16

In this parashah, Pharaoh changes his mind and chases after the Israelite people with his army, trapping them at the Sea of Reeds. God commands Moses to split the sea, allowing them to pass, then closes the sea back upon the Egyptian army. There are the miracles of manna and clean water. The nation of Amalek attacks and the Israelite people are victorious. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 13:17-14:8 · 14 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 14:9-14 · 6 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 14:15-25 · 11 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 14:26-15:26 · 32 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 15:27-16:10 · 11 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 16:11-36 · 26 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 17:1-16 · 16 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 17:14-16 · 3 p’sukim ·
Triennial

See Diaspora reading

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Judges 4:4 - 5:31 · 52 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Judges 5:1 - 5:31 · 31 p’sukim

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 13:17-22 · 6 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 14:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 14:5-8 · 4 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Beshalach is read in Israel on:

References

The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993
"Beshalach from Wikipedia" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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