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This week's Torah portion

Computed from the Hebrew calendar for this Shabbat, 24 October 2026 (13 Cheshvan 5787).

This Shabbat, everywhere

Parashat Lech-Lecha

לֶךְ־לְךָ

About Parashat Lech-Lecha, and when it is read next

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The coming weeks

ShabbatDiaspora readingIsrael reading
24 October 2026Lech-Lecha לֶךְ־לְךָsame
31 October 2026Vayera וַיֵּרָאsame
7 November 2026Chayei Sara חַיֵּי שָֹרָהsame
14 November 2026Toldot תּוֹלְדוֹתsame
21 November 2026Vayetzei וַיֵּצֵאsame
28 November 2026Vayishlach וַיִּשְׁלַחsame
5 December 2026Vayeshev וַיֵּשֶׁבsame
12 December 2026Miketz מִקֵּץsame
19 December 2026Vayigash וַיִּגַּשׁsame

Readings follow the standard annual cycle. On a festival that falls on Shabbat the portion shown is the festival reading.

All 54 portions

Each with what happens in it, its opening verse, and the Shabbatot it is read on this year and next, in Israel and abroad.

Genesis בראשית

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

Exodus שמות

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

Leviticus ויקרא

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

Numbers במדבר

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

Deuteronomy דברים

  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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Torah portion this week?+

This Shabbat, 24 October 2026, the reading everywhere is Parashat Lech-Lecha.

What is a parasha?+

The Torah is divided into 54 portions (parashiyot), read in sequence on Shabbat mornings so the whole Torah is completed once a year. In non-leap years some portions are doubled up so the cycle still finishes on time.

Why do Israel and the Diaspora sometimes read different portions?+

Festivals last one day in Israel and two in the Diaspora. When that extra Diaspora day lands on a Shabbat, Israel reads the next parasha while the Diaspora reads a festival portion, and the Diaspora then runs one week behind until a doubled portion brings the calendars back together.

When does the cycle start again?+

On Simchat Torah, when the last portion of Deuteronomy is read and the cycle immediately restarts with Bereshit, the first portion of Genesis.