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Index to Parashot
for Hebrew Year 5786

5786

בּראשית / B’REISHEET / GENESIS
HEBREW NAME		ENGLISH NAME	DATE	HEB DATE	TORAH	HAFTARAH	GOSPEL
50	כִּי-תָבּוֹא Ki Tavo	When You Come In	13 Sep '25	20 Elul	Deut 26:1–29:8(9)*	Isa 60:1–22	Matt 13:1–23; Luke 21:1–4
51	נִצָּבּים Nitzavim	Standing	20 Sep '25	27 Elul	Deut 29:9(10)-31:1-30*	Isa 61:10–63:9	John 12:41-50
	יוֹם תְּרוּעָה Yom Teruah or רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה Rosh Hashanah I	Day of the Shofar Sound or Head of the Year	23 Sep '25	1 Tishrei	Gen 21:1-34	1 Sam 1;1-20	Matt 24:29-36
	Rosh Hashanah II	Day of the Shofar Sound or Head of the Year	24 Sep '25	2 Tishrei	Gen 22:1-24	Jer 31:1-19	Luke 1:39-55
52	וַיֵּלֶךְ Vayelech	And He Went	27 Sep '25	5 Tishri	Deut 31:1-30	Hos 14:2-10 (1-9)*	Matt 18:21-35
	יוֹם כִּפּוּר Yom Kippur	Day of Atonement	2 Oct '25	10 Tishrei	Lev 16:1-34	Isa 57:14-58:14	Matt 25 31-46
53	הַאֲזִינוּ Ha'azinu	Listen!	4 Oct '25	12 Tishrei	Deut 32:1-52	2Sam 22:1-51	John 6:26-35
	סֻכּוֹת֮ Sukkot I	Booths	7 Oct '25	15 Tishrei	Lev 22:26-23:44	Zec 14:1-21	Luke 2:1-20
	Sukkot II	Booths	8 Oct '25	16 Tishrei	Lev 22:26-23:44	1Kgs 8:2-21	John 7:1-10
	שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת‎ Shimini Atzeret	Rejoicing with/of the Torah — — — — — — — - Eighth [day of] Assembly	14 Oct '25	22 Tishrei	Deut 14:22-16:17	1Kgs 8:54-66	Luke 2:21-32
54	וְזֹאת הַבּרָכָה Vezot Ha'Bracha	And This Is the Blessing	15 Oct '25	23 Tishrei	Deut 33:1-34:12	Josh 1:1-18	Acts 1:1-14
1	בּרֵאשִׁית B’reisheet	In the Beginning (or “At first”)	18 Oct '25	26 Tishrei		Isa 42:5–43:10 (A) Isa 42:5-21 (S)	Matt 1:1–17 Matt 19:3–9 Mark 10:1–12 Luke 3:23–38 John 1:1–18
2	נֹחַ Noach	Noah	26 Oct '25	3 Cheshvan	Gen 6:9–11:32	Isa 54:1–55:5 (A) Isa 54:1-10 (S)	Matt 24:36-44 Luke 17:26-37
3	לֶךְ-לְךָ Lech Lecha	Go Forth	1 Nov '25	10 Cheshvan	Gen 12:1–17:27	Isa 40:27–41:16	John 8:51-58
4	וַיֵּרָא Vayera	And He Appeared	8 Nov '25	17 Cheshvan	Gen 18:1–22:24	2Kgs 4:1–37 (A) 2Kgs 4:1–23 (S)	Luke 17:26–37
5	חַיֵּי שָׂרָה Chayei Sarah	The Life of Sarah	15 Nov '25	24 Cheshvan	Gen 23:1–25:18	1Kgs 1:1–31	Matt 8:19–22 Matt 27:3–10 Luke 9:57–62
6	תּוֹלְדֹת Toldot	Generations	22 Nov '25	2 Kislev	Gen 25:19–28:9	Mal 1:1-2:7	Matt 10:21-38
7	וַיֵּצֵא Vayetze	And He Went Out	29 Nov '25	9 Kislev	Gen 28:10–32:3(2)*	Hos 12:13(12)–14:10(9)* (A) Hos 11:7–12:11 (S)	John 1:41-51
8	וַיִּשְׁלַח VaYishlach	And He Sent Out	6 Dec '25	16 Kislev	Gen 32:4(3)–36:43*	Hos 11:7-12:11 (A) Oba 1:1–21 (S)	Matt 2:13-23
9	וַיֵּשֶׁבּ VaYeshev	And He Settled	13 Dec '25	23 Kislev	Gen 37:1–40:23	Amos 2:6–3:8	Matt 1:18-25
10	מִקֵּ֖ץ Miketz	At the End	20 Dec '25	30 Kislev	Gen 41:1–44:17	1Kngs 3:15-4:1 (alt) Zec 2:14(10)–4:7*	Luke 24:13-29
11	וַיִּגַּשׁ‎ Vayigash	And He Approached	27 Dec '25	7 Tevet	Gen 44:18–47:27	Eze 37:15–28	Luke 24:30-48
12	וַיְחִי Vayechi	And He Lived	3 Jan '26	14 Tevet	Gen 47:28–50:26	1Kgs 2:1–12	John 13:1-19
שמות / SH'MOT / EXODUS
HEBREW NAME		ENGLISH NAME	DATE	HEB DATE	TORAH	HAFTARAH	GOSPEL
13	שְׁמוֹת Sh'mot	Names	10 Jan '26	21 Tevet	Exo. 1:1–6:1	Isa 27:6–28:13 Isa 29:22–23 (A) Jer 1:1–2:3 (S)	Matt 2:1-12
14	וָאֵרָא Va’era	And I Appeared	17 Jan '26	28 Tevet	Exo. 6:2–9:35	Eze 28:25–29:21	Luke 11:14-22
15	בּא Bo	Come!	24 Jan '26	6 Shevat	Exo. 10:1–13:16	Jer 46:13–28	Luke 2:22–24 John 6:25-35 John 19:31-37
16	בּשַׁלַּח Beshalach	When He Sent Out	31 Jan '26	13 Shevat	Exo. 13:17–17:16	Jdg 4:4–5:31 (A) Jdg 5:1–31 (S)	Luke 2:22–24 John 6:25–35 John 19:31–37
17	יִתְרוֹ Yitro	Jethro	7 Feb '26	20 Shevat	Exo. 18:1–20:23	Isa 6:1–7:6, 9:5–6(6–7)* (A) Isa 6:1-13 (S)	Matt 19:16-26
18	מִּשְׁפָּטִים Mishpatim	Laws	14 Feb '26	27 Shevat	Exo. 21:1–24:18	Jer 34:8-22; Jer 33:25-26	Matt 5:38–42 Matt 15:1–20 Mark 7:1–23
19	תְּרוּמָה Terumah	Donation	21 Feb '26	4 AdarI	Exo. 25:1–27:19	1Kgs 5:26(12)–6:13*	Mark 12:35-44
20	תְּצַוֶּה Tetzaveh	You Shall Command	28 Feb '26	11 Adar	Exo. 27:20–30:10	Ezek 43:10-27	Mark 6:14-29
21	כִּי תִשָּׂא Ki Tisa	When You Count	7 Mar '26	18 AdarI	Exo. 30:11–34:35	1Kngs 18:1-39 (A) 1Kgs 18:20-39 (S)	Luke 11:14–20
22	וַיַּקְהֵל Vayak’hel	And He Assembled	14 Mar '25	25 Adar	Exo. 35:1–38:20	1Kgs 7:40-50 (A) 1Kgs 7:13-26 (S) (alt.) 2 Kgs. 12:1–17(11:21–12:16)*	Matt 17:22-27
23	פְקוּדֵי Pekudei	Accountings	14 Mar '26	25 Adar	Exo. 38:21-40:38	1Kgs 7:51-8:21(A) 1Kgs 7:40-50 (S)	Luke 16:1-31
ויקרא / VAYIKRA / LEVITICUS /
HEBREW NAME		ENGLISH NAME	DATE	HEB DATE	TORAH	HAFTARAH	GOSPEL
24	וַיִּקְרָא Vayikra	And He Called	21 Mar '26	3 Nisan	Lev 1:1–5:26(6:7)*	Isa 43:21–44:23	Matt 5:23-30
25	צַו Tzav	Command!	28 Mar '26	10 Nisan	Lev 6:1(8)–8:36*	Jer 7:21-8:3; Jer 9:23-24	Mark 12:28–34
	פֶסַח֮ Pesach I	Passover Day 1	2 Apr '26	15 Nisan	Exo 12:21-51	Josh 3:5-7; 5:2-6:1; 6:27	John 19:31–20:1
	Pesach II	Passover Day 2	3 Apr '26	16 Nisan	Lev 22:26-23:44	2Kgs 23:1-9; 21-25	Mk. 16:1–8
	Pesach VII	Passover Day 7	8 Apr '26	21 Nisan	Exo 13:17-15:26	2Sam 22:1-51	Jn 20:1–14
	Pesach VIII	Passover Day 8	9 Apr '26	22 Nisan	Deut 14:22-16:17	Isa 10:32-12:6	Jn. 20:15–20
26	שְּׁמִינִי Sh’mini	Eighth	11 Apr '26	24 Nisan	Lev 9:1–11:47	2Sam 6:1-7:17 (A) 2Sam 6:1-19 (S)	Mark 7:1–23
27 — 28	תַזְרִיעַ Tazria	She Conceives	18 Apr '26	1 Iyyar	Lev 12:1-13:59	2Kgs 4:42-5:19	Matt 19:16-26
27 — 28	מְּצֹרָע Metzora	Leprous	18 Apr '26	1 Iyyar	Lev 14:1-15:33	2Kngs 7:3-20	Matt 17:9–13
29 — 30	אַחֲרֵי מוֹת Acharei Mot	After the Death	25 Apr '26	8 Iyyar	Lev 16:1–18:30	Ezek 22:1-19 (A) Ezek 22:1-16 (S)	Matt 15:10-20; Mark 12:28-34
29 — 30	קְדֹשִׁים K'doshim	Holy Ones	25 Apr '26	8 Iyyar	Lev 19:1-20:27	Amos 9:7-15 (A) Ezek 10:2-20 (S)	Matt 12:28–34
31	אֱמֹר Emor	Speak!	2 May '26	15 Iyyar	Lev 21:1–24:23	Eze 44:15–31	Matt 5:38–42
32 —33	בּהַר B'har	On the Mount	9 May '26	22 Iyyar	Lev 25:1–26:2	Jer 32:6-27	Luke 4:16-21
32 —33	בּחֻקֹּתַי Bechukotai	In My Statutes	9 May '26	22 Iyyar	Lev 26:3-27:34	Jer 16:19-17:14	John 14:15–21 John 15:10–12
בּמדבּר / BAMIDBAR / NUMBERS
HEBREW NAME		ENGLISH NAME	DATE	HEB DATE	TORAH	HAFTARAH	GOSPEL
34	בּמִדְבּר Bamidbar	In the Wilderness	16 May '26	29 Iyyar	Num 1:1–4:20	Hos 2:1–22 (Hos 1:10–2:20)*	Luke 2:1–7
	שָׁבּוּעוֹת‎ Shavu'ot I	Weeks	22 May '26◆	6 Sivan	Exo. 19:1–20:23	Eze 1:1–28, 3:12	Acts 2:1–21
	Shavu'ot II	Weeks	23 May '26	7 Sivan	Deut 15:19-16:17	Hab 3:1-19	Acts 2:22–42
35	נָשֹׂא Nasso	Count!	30 May '26	14 Sivan	Num 4:21–7:89	Jdg 13:2–25	John 7:53–8:11
36	בּהַעֲלֹתְךָ Beha’alotcha	When You Raise	6 Jun '26	21 Sivan	Num 8:1–12:16	Zec 2:14(10)–4:7*	John 19:31–37
37	שְׁלַח-לְךָ Shelach L'kha	Send Out!	13 Jun '26	28 Sivan	Num 13:1–15:41	Josh 2:1–24	Matt 10:1-14
38	קֹרַח Korach	Korach	20 Jun '26	5 Tammuz	Num 16:1–18:32	1Sam. 11:14–12:22	Matt 26:13-24
39	חֻקַּת Chukat	Statute	27 Jun '26	12 Tammuz	Num 19:1–22:1	Jdg 11:1-33	John 3:9–21; John 4:3–30; John 12:27–50
40	בּלָק Balak	Balak	27 Jun '26	12 Tammuz	Num 22:2-25:9	Mic 5:6(7)–6:8*	Matt 21:1-11
41	פִּינְחָס Pinchas	Phineas	4 Jul '26	19 Tammuz	Num 25:10–30:1(29:40)*	1Kgs 18:46–19:21	Matt 26:1–30; Mark 14:1–26 Luke 22:1–20; John 2:13–22
42 — 43	מַּטּוֹת Mattot	Tribes	11 Jul '26	26 Tammuz	Num 30:2(1)–32:42	Jer 1:1–2:3	Matt 5:33–37
42 — 43	מַסְעֵי Massei	Journeys	11 Jul '26	26 Tammuz	Num 33:1–36:13	Jer 2:4–28, 3:4	Mark 11:12-25
דבּרים / DEVARIM / DEUTERONOMY
HEBREW NAME		ENGLISH NAME	DATE	HEB DATE	TORAH	HAFTARAH	GOSPEL
44	דְּבּרִים Devarim	Words	18 Jul '26	4 Av	Deut 1:1–3:22	Isa 1:1–27	John 15:1–11
45	וָאֶתְחַנַּן Va’etchanan	And I Pleaded	25 Jul '26	11 Av	Deut 3:23–7:11	Isa 40:1–26	Matt 4:1–11; 22:33–40 Mark 12:28–34 Luke 4:1–13; 10:25–37
46	עֵקֶבּ Ekev	As a Consequence	1 Aug '26	18 Av	Deut 7:12–11:25	Isa 49:14–51:3	Matt 4:1–11 Luke 4:1–13
47	רְאֵה Re’eh	See!	8 Aug '26	25 Av	Deut 11:26–16:17	Isa 54:11–55:5	John 6:35-51
48	שֹׁפְטִים Shoftim	Judges	15 Aug '26	2 Elul	Deut 16:18–21:9	Isa 51:12–52:12	Matt 5:38–42; 18:15–20;
49	כִּי-תֵצֵא Ki Tetze	When You Go Out	22 Aug '26	9 Elul	Deut 21:10–25:19	Isa 54:1–10	Matt 5:31–32; 19:3–12; 22:23–32; Mark 10:2–12; 12:18–27; Luke 20:27–38
50	כִּי-תָבּוֹא Ki Tavo	When You Come In	29 Aug '26	16 Elul	Deut 26:1–29:8(9)*	Isa 60:1–22	Matt 13:1–23; Luke 21:1–4
51	נִצָּבּים Nitzavim	Standing	5 Sep '26	23 Elul	Deut 29:9(10)-31:1-30*	Isa 61:10–63:9	John 12:41-50
52	וַיֵּלֶךְ Vayelech	And He Went	5 Sep '26	23 Elul	Deut 31:1-30	Hos 14:2-10 (1-9)*	Matt 18:21-35
	יוֹם תְּרוּעָה Yom Teruah or רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה Rosh Hashanah I	Day of the Shofar Sound or Head of the Year	12 Sep '26	1 Tishrei	Gen 21:1-34	1 Sam 1;1-20	Matt 24:29-36
	Rosh Hashanah II	Day of the Shofar Sound or Head of the Year	13 Sep '26	2 Tishrei	Gen 22:1-24	Jer 31:1-19	Luke 1:39-55
53	הַאֲזִינוּ Ha'azinu	Listen!	19 Sep '26	8 Tishrei	Deut 32:1-52	2Sam 22:1-51	John 6:26-35
	יוֹם כִּפּוּר Yom Kippur	Day of Atonement	21 Sep '26	10 Tishrei	Lev 16:1-34	Isa 57:14-58:14	Matt 25 31-46
	סֻכּוֹת֮ Sukkot I	Booths	26 Sep '26	15 Tishrei	Lev 22:26-23:44	Zec 14:1-21	Luke 2:1-20
	Sukkot II	Booths	27 Sep '26	16 Tishrei	Lev 22:26-23:44	1Kgs 8:2-21	John 7:1-10
	שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת‎ Shimini Atzeret	Rejoicing with/of the Torah — — — — — — — - Eighth [day of] Assembly	3 Oct '26	22 Tishrei	Deut 14:22-16:17	1Kgs 8:54-66	Luke 2:21-32
54	וְזֹאת הַבּרָכָה Vezot Ha'Bracha	And This Is the Blessing	4 Oct '26	23 Tishrei	Deut 33:1-34:12	Josh 1:1-18	Acts 1:1-14
◆ The custom in Orthodox Judaism is to double festival days outside of Isra'el. Rosh Hashanah is doubled both inside and outside of Isra'el. Simchat Torah and Shimini Atzeret are combined into one day on Tishrei 22 in Isra'el. * The Torah and Haftarah chapter/verse numberings are taken from the Hebrew Bible (Christian-published chapter/verse numberings are indicated within parentheses).

God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to divide the day from
the night; let them be for signs, seasons, days and years;…” (Genesis 1:14)

The Jewish Calendar

By Konstantin Bikos (timeanddate.com/calendar/jewish-calendar.html, accessed 5 October 2022)

Jewish communities around the world use the Jewish or Hebrew calendar to determine the dates of religious observances and rituals. In Isra'el, it is also used for agricultural and civil purposes, alongside the Gregorian calendar.

Sun, Moon, and Holy Scripture

Jewish time reckoning is lunisolar, which means that the calendar keeps in sync with the natural cycles of both the Sun and the Moon. Featuring a body of complex regulations, exceptions, and mathematical rules, it is also designed to satisfy a number of requirements conveyed in the Jewish Holy Scripture.

The Hebrew calendar is a comparatively imprecise system in terms of reflecting the duration of a solar year, which is the time it takes Earth to complete a full orbit around the Sun. In comparison with the timing of the astronomical seasons, it is off by 1 day every 216 years.

Calendar Structure

Months in the Jewish Calendar
Month Names Number of Days

Nisan 30

Iyar 29

Sivan 30

Tammuz 29

Av 30

Elul 29

Tishrei 30

Marcheshvan
(Cheshvan) 29 or 30

Kislev 30 or 29

Tevet 29

Shevat 30

Adar 29

A year in the Hebrew calendar can be 353, 354, 355, 383, 384, or 385 days long.

Regular common years have 12 months with a total of 354 days. Leap years have 13 months and are 384 days long. Months with uneven numbers usually have 30 days, while months with even numbers have 29 days.

In addition to these regular (kesidrah) year lengths, both common and leap years can be a day shorter (cheserah or deficient year with 353/383 days) or a day longer (shlemah or complete year with 355/385 days).

These alterations are designed to prevent Rosh Hashana and other holidays from falling on certain days of the week. In practice, a day is added to the 8th month (Marcheshvan) or subtracted from the 9th month (Kislev).

In civil contexts, a new year in the Jewish calendar begins on Rosh Hashana on Tishrei 1. However, for religious purposes, the year begins on Nisan 1.

Hebrew Leap Years

Calculating Hebrew Calendar Leap Years:

During a Hebrew calendar leap year, an additional month of Adar (Adar II) is added.
There are seven leap years in every 19 years.
The 3rd, 6th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, and 19th years of the 19-year Metonic cycle are leap years.
5783 is year number 7 of the cycle and is therefore not a leap year.
The next leap year will be in 5787 — year number 11 of the cycle.
A mnemonic for remembering the years corresponding to leap years is: "גוחאדז"ט"‎. The Hebrew letters Gimmel, Vav, Chet, Aleph, Dalet, Zayin, and Tet are used to represent the Hebrew numerals, 3, 6, 8, 1, 4, 7, 9.
Mathematically, it can be determined if a year is a leap year by determining whether ((7*year)+1) mod 19) is less than 7.

Upcoming Hebrew Calendar Leap Years are 5787, 5790, 5793, 5795, 5798, 5801, 5803, 5806, and 5809.

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Index to Parashotfor Hebrew Year 5786

בּראשית / B’REISHEET / GENESIS

שמות / SH'MOT / EXODUS

ויקרא / VAYIKRA / LEVITICUS /

בּמדבּר / BAMIDBAR / NUMBERS

דבּרים / DEVARIM / DEUTERONOMY

The Jewish Calendar

Sun, Moon, and Holy Scripture

Calendar Structure

Hebrew Leap Years

Index to Parashot
for Hebrew Year 5786