Parashat Toldot / פָּרָשַׁת תּוֹלְדוֹת

Parashat Toldot is the 6th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 2 Kislev 5786.

Torah Portion: Genesis 25:19-28:9

Toldot (“Generations”) opens with the births of Isaac and Rebecca’s twins, Jacob and Esau. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob in exchange for soup. Isaac and Rebecca travel to Gerar, where Isaac makes a peace treaty with King Abimelech. Isaac gives Jacob the blessing meant for Esau, and Jacob runs away to his uncle Laban. [1]

Full Kriyah
    1. 1: 25:19-26:5 · 21 p’sukim
    2. 2: 26:6-12 · 7 p’sukim
    3. 3: 26:13-22 · 10 p’sukim
    4. 4: 26:23-29 · 7 p’sukim
    5. 5: 26:30-27:27 · 33 p’sukim
    6. 6: 27:28-28:4 · 23 p’sukim
    7. 7: 28:5-9 · 5 p’sukim
    8. maf: 28:7-9 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: Malachi 1:1-2:7 · 21 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5785, 5789, 5792, 5795, 5796, 5798, 5799, 5802, 5805

Triennial Year 1
  1. 1: 25:19-22 · 4 p’sukim
  2. 2: 25:23-26 · 4 p’sukim
  3. 3: 25:27-34 · 8 p’sukim
  4. 4: 26:1-5 · 5 p’sukim
  5. 5: 26:6-12 · 7 p’sukim
  6. 6: 26:13-16 · 4 p’sukim
  7. 7: 26:17-22 · 6 p’sukim
  8. maf: 26:19-22 · 4 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: Malachi 1:1-14 · 14 p’sukim

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 26:23-29 · 7 p’sukim
  2. 2: 26:30-33 · 4 p’sukim
  3. 3: 26:34-27:4 · 6 p’sukim
  4. 4: 27:5-13 · 9 p’sukim
  5. 5: 27:14-17 · 4 p’sukim
  6. 6: 27:18-23 · 6 p’sukim
  7. 7: 27:24-27 · 4 p’sukim
  8. maf: 27:24-27 · 4 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: II Samuel 19:32-40 · 9 p’sukim

Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 27:28-30 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: 27:31-33 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: 27:34-37 · 4 p’sukim
  4. 4: 27:38-40 · 3 p’sukim
  5. 5: 27:41-46 · 6 p’sukim
  6. 6: 28:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
  7. 7: 28:5-9 · 5 p’sukim
  8. maf: 28:7-9 · 3 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: Judges 3:15-27, 3:30 · 14 p’sukim

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 25:19-22 · 4 p’sukim
  2. 2: 25:23-26 · 4 p’sukim
  3. 3: 25:27-26:5 · 13 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

Toldot: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)

Toldot: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible)

List of Dates

Parashat Toldot is read in Israel on:

References

Parashat Toldot from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9) and Haftarah (Malachi 1:1-2:7): The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible) (paid link)
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, Jewish Publication Society, 2017
The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993
A Complete Triennial System for Reading the Torah
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, 1988
Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
Avram Israel Reisner, 2014

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