Parashat Vezot Haberakhah / פָּרָשַׁת וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה

Parashat Vezot Haberakhah is the 54th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read in the Diaspora on / 23 Tishrei 5784.

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12

V’Zot HaBerachah is the final portion in the annual cycle of Torah reading. In it, Moses blesses each of the tribes, excluding the tribe of Simeon. He then ascends Mount Nebo, sees the Land of Israel, and dies at the age of 120. The Israelites mourn, and the portion ends highlighting Moses’ unparalleled greatness. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 33:18-21 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 33:22-26 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 33:27-29 · 3 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 34:1-12 · 12 p’sukim ·

N.B. special maftir in years 5781, 5782, 5783, 5784, 5785, 5786, 5787, 5788, 5789, 5790, 5791, 5792, 5793, 5794, 5795, 5796, 5797, 5798

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Joshua 1:1-18 · 18 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Joshua 1:1-9 · 9 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5781, 5782, 5783, 5784, 5785, 5786, 5787, 5788, 5789, 5790, 5791, 5792, 5793, 5794, 5795, 5796, 5797, 5798

Triennial Year 1
  1. 1: 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 33:18-21 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 33:22-26 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 33:27-34:12 · 15 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: Genesis 1:1-2:3 · 34 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim ·
Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 33:18-21 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 33:22-26 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 33:27-34:12 · 15 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: Genesis 1:1-2:3 · 34 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim ·
Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 33:18-21 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 33:22-26 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 33:27-34:12 · 15 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: Genesis 1:1-2:3 · 34 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: Numbers 29:35-30:1 · 6 p’sukim ·
Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 33:1-7 · 7 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 33:8-12 · 5 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 33:13-17 · 5 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Vezot Haberakhah is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Vezot Haberakhah from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
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
Modification of the Triennial Cycle Readings for Combined Parashot in Certain Years
Rabbi Miles B. Cohen, 2020
Ha’Azinu