Parashat Shemot 5781 / פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת

9 January 2021 / 25 Tevet 5781

Parashat Shemot is the 13th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Exodus 1:1-6:1

Shemot (“Names”) is the first Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It opens describing the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and adopted into Pharaoh’s household. He later encounters God at a burning bush and begins his mission of demanding that Pharoah let the Israelites go. ^[1]

Full Kriyah

1. 1: 1:1-17 · 17 p’sukim ·
2. 2: 1:18-2:10 · 15 p’sukim ·
3. 3: 2:11-25 · 15 p’sukim ·
4. 4: 3:1-15 · 15 p’sukim ·
5. 5: 3:16-4:17 · 24 p’sukim ·
6. 6: 4:18-31 · 14 p’sukim ·
7. 7: 5:1-6:1 · 24 p’sukim ·
8. maf: 5:22-6:1 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23 · 23 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 · 22 p’sukim

References

Parashat Shemot from Sefaria.org

Sefaria, Inc.

The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)

Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993