The parsha is the section of the Torah (the first five books of the Bible) that Jews around the world read on any given week. The parsha is read aloud in the Shabbat (Sabbath) morning service, except when a holiday falls on Shabbat. The practice of an annual cycle of public Torah reading dates back to the 6^th century B.C.E.

Each of the 54 Torah portions has been given a name based on one of the first words in the Hebrew translation of the passage. This annual reading starts and ends on Simchat Torah, a festive Jewish holiday celebrating the Torah that usually falls in October.

Many Jewish sites offer the schedule as well as teaching on each week’s Torah portion.

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