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Chart of Triennial Torah Readings A Complete Triennial Cycle for Reading the Torah GENESIS Bereshit year 1 1:1 – 2:3 year 2 2:4 – 4:26 year 3 5:1 – 6:8 1 1:1 – 1:5 2:4 – 2:9 5:1 – 5:5 2 1:6 – 1:8 2:10 – 2:19 5:6 – 5:8 3 1:9 – 1:13 2:20 – 2:25 5:9 – 5:14 4 1:14 – 1:19 3:1 – 3:21 5:15 – 5:20 5 1:20 – 1:23 3:22 – 3:24 5:21 – 5:24 6 1:24 – 1:31 4:1 – 4:18 5:25 – 5:31 7 2:1 – 2:3 4:19 – 4:26 5:32 – 6:8 Maftir 2:1 – 2:3 4:23 – 4:26 6:5 – 6:8 Noach year 1 6:9 – 8:14 year 2 8:15 – 10:32 year 3 11:1 – 11:32 1 6:9 – 6:16 8:15 – 8:22 11:1 – 11:4 2 6:17 – 6:19 9:1 – 9:7 11:5 – 11:9 3 6:20 – 6:22 9:8 – 9:17 11:10 – 11:13 4 7:1 – 7:9 9:18 – 9:29 11:14 – 11:17 5 7:10 – 7:16 10:1 – 10:14 11:18 – 11:21 6 7:17 – 7:24 10:15 – 10:20 11:22 – 11:25 7 8:1 – 8:14 10:21 – 10:32 11:26 – 11:32 Maftir 8:12 – 8:14 10:26 – 10:32 11:29 – 11:32 Lekh Lekha year 1 12:1 – 13:18 year 2 14:1 – 15:21 year 3 16:1 – 17:27 1 12:1 – 12:3 14:1 – 14:9 16:1 – 16:6 2 12:4 – 12:9 14:10 – 14:16 16:7 – 16:9 3 12:10 – 12:13 14:17 – 14:20 16:10 – 16:16 4 12:14 – 12:20 14:21 – 14:24 17:1 – 17:6 5 13:1 – 13:4 15:1 – 15:6 17:7 – 17:17 6 13:5 – 13:11 15:7 – 15:16 17:18 – 17:23 7 13:12 – 13:18 15:17 – 15:21 17:24 – 17:27 Maftir 13:16 – 13:18 15:17 – 15:21 17:24 – 17:27 Proceedings of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards/1986-1990 Vayeira year 1 18:1 – 18:33 year 2 19:1 – 20:18 year 3 21:1 – 21:24 1 18:1 – 18:5 19:1 – 19:11 21:1 – 21:4 2 18:6 – 18:8 19:12 – 19:20 21:5 – 21:13 3 18:9 – 18:14 19:21 – 19:29 21:14 – 21:21 4 18:15 – 18:21 19:30 – 19:38 21:22 – 21:34 5 18:22 – 18:26 20:1 – 20:8 22:1 – 22:8 6 18:27 – 18:30 20:9 – 20:14 22:9 – 22:19 7 18:31 – 18:33 20:15 – 20:18 22:20 – 22:24 Maftir 18:31 – 18:33 20:15 – 20:18 22:20 – 22:24 Chayei Sarah year 1 23:1 – 24:9 year 2 24:10 – 24:52 year 3 24:53 – 25:18 1 23:1 – 23:4 24:10 – 24:14 24:53 – 24:58 2 23:5 – 23:7 24:15 – 24:20 24:59 – 24:61 3 23:8 – 23:12 24:21 – 24:26 24:62 – 24:67 4 23:13 – 23:16 24:27 – 24:33 25:1 – 25:6 5 23:17 – 23:20 24:34 – 24:41 25:7 – 25:11 6 24:1 – 24:4 24:42 – 24:49 25:12 – 25:15 7 24:5 – 24:9 24:50 – 24:52 25:16 – 25:18 Maftir 24:5 – 24:9 24:50 – 24:52 25:16 – 25:18 Toldot year 1 25:19 – 26:22 year 2 26:23 – 27:27 year 3 27:28 – 28:9 1 25:19 – 25:22 26:23 – 26:29 27:28 – 27:30 2 25:23 – 25:26 26:30 – 26:33 27:31 – 27:33 3 25:27 – 25:34 26:34 – 27:4 27.34 – 27:37 4 26:1 – 26:5 27:5 – 27:13 27:38 – 27:40 5 26:6 – 26:12 27:14 – 27:17 27:41 – 27:46 6 26:13 – 26:16 27:18 – 27:23 28:1 – 28:4 7 26:17 – 26:22 27:24 – 27:27 28:5 – 28:9 Maftir 26:19 – 26:22 27:24 – 27:27 28:7 – 28:9 A Complete Triennial Cycle for Reading the Torah Vayetze year 1 28:10 – 30:13 year 2 30:14 – 31:16 year 3 31:17 – 32:3 1 28:10 – 28:12 30:14 – 30:16 31:17 – 31:21 2 28:13 – 28:17 30:17 – 30:21 31:22 – 31:24 3 28:18 – 28:22 30:22 – 30:27 31:25 – 31:35 4 29:1 – 29:8 30:28 – 30:36 31:36 – 31:42 5 29:9 – 29:17 30:37 – 30:43 31:43 – 31:45 6 29:18 – 29:33 31:1 – 31:9 31:46 – 31:50 7 29:34 – 30:13 31:10 – 31:16 31:51 – 32:3 Maftir 30:9 – 30:13 31:14 – 31:16 32:1 – 32.3 Vayishlach year 1 32:4 – 33:20 year 2 34:1 – 35:15 year 3 35:16 – 36:43 1 32:4 – 32:6 34:1 – 34:4 35:16 – 35:26 2 32:7 – 32:9 34:5 – 34:12 35:27 – 35:29 3 32:10 – 32:13 34:13 – 34:17 36:1 – 36:8 4 32:14 – 32:22 34:18 – 34:23 36:9 – 36:19 5 32:23 – 32:30 34:24 – 34:31 36:20 – 36:30 6 32:31 – 33:5 35:1 – 35:11 36:31 – 36:39 7 33:6 – 33:20 35:12 – 35:15 36:40 – 36:43 Maftir 33:18 – 33:20 35:12 – 35:15 34:40 – 36:43 Vayeishev year 1 37:1 – 37:36 year 2 38:1 – 38:30 year 3 39:1 – 40:23 1 37:1 – 37:3 38:1 – 38:5 39:1 – 39:6 2 37:4 – 37:7 38:6 – 38:11 39:7 – 39:10 3 37:8 – 37:11 38:12 – 38:14 39:11 – 39:18 4 37:12 – 37:17 38:15 – 38:19 39:19 – 39:23 5 37:18 – 37:22 38:20 – 38:23 40:1 – 40:8 6 37:23 – 37:28 38:24 – 38:26 40:9 – 40:15 7 37:29 – 37:36 38:27 – 38:30 40:16 – 40:23 Maftir 37:34 – 37:36 38:27 – 38:30 40:20 – 40:23 Proceedings of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards/1986-1990 Miketz year 1 41:1 – 41:52 year 2 41:53 – 43:15 year 3 43:16 – 44:17 1 41:1 – 41:4 41:53 – 41:57 43:16 – 43:18 2 41:5 – 41:7 42:1 – 42:5 43:19 – 43:25 3 41:8 – 41:14 42:6 – 42:18 43:26 – 43:29 4 41:15 – 41:24 42:19 – 42:28 43:30 – 43:34 5 41:25 – 47:38 42:29 – 42:38 44:1 – 44:6 6 41:39 – 41:43 43:1 – 43:7 44:7 – 44:10 7 41:44 – 41:52 43:8 – 43:15 44:11 – 44:17 Maftir 41:50 – 41:52 43:11 – 43:15 44:15 – 44:17 Vayigash year 1 44:18 – 45:27 year 2 45:28 – 46:27 year 3 46:28 – 47:27 1 44:18 – 44:20 45:28 – 46:4 46:28 – 46:30 2 44:21 – 44:24 46:5 – 46:7 46:31 – 46:34 3 44:25 – 44:30 46:8 – 46:11 47:1 – 47:6 4 44:31 – 44:34 46:12 – 46:15 47:7 – 47:10 5 45:1 – 45:7 46:16 – 46:18 47:11 – 47:19 6 45:8 – 45:18 46:19 – 46:22 47:20 – 47:22 7 45:19 – 45:27 46:23 – 46:27 47:23 – 47:27 Maftir 45:25 – 45:27 46:23 – 46:27 47:25 – 47:27 Vayechi year 1 47:28 – 48:22 year 2 49:1 – 49:26 year 3 49:27 – 50:26 1 47:28 – 47:31 49:1 – 49:4 49:27 – 49:30 2 48:1 – 48:3 49:5 – 49:7 49:31 – 49:33 3 48:4 – 48:9 49:8 – 49:12 50:1 – 50:6 4 48:10 – 48:13 49:13 – 49:15 50:7 – 50:9 5 48:14 – 48:16 49:16 – 49:18 50:10 – 50:14 6 48:17 – 48:19 49:19 – 49:21 50:15 – 50:20 7 48:20 – 48:22 49:22 – 49:26 50:21 – 50:26 Maftir 48:20 – 48:22 49:22 – 49:26 50:23 – 50:26 A Complete Triennial Cycle for Reading the Torah EXODUS Shemot year 1 1:1 – 2:25 year 2 3:1 – 4:17 year 3 4:18 – 6:1 1 1:1 – 1:7 3:1 – 3:6 4:18 – 4:20 2 1:8 – 1:12 3:7 – 3:10 4:21 – 4:26 3 1:13 – 1:17 3:11 – 3:15 4:27 – 4:31 4 1:18 – 1:22 3:16 – 3:22 5:1 – 5:5 5 2:1 – 2:10 4:1 – 4:5 5:6 – 5:9 6 2:11 – 2:15 4:6 – 4:9 5:10 – 5:14 7 2:16 – 2:25 4:10 – 4:17 5:15 – 6:1 Maftir 2:23 – 2:25 4:14` – 4:17 5:22 – 6:1 Va’ayrah year 1 6:2 – 7:7 year 2 7:8 – 8:15 year 3 8:16 – 9:35 1 6:2 – 6:5 7:8 – 7:13 8:16 – 8:23 2 6:6 – 6:9 7:14 – 7:18 8:24 – 8:28 3 6:10 – 6:13 7:19 – 7:25 9:1 – 9:7 4 6:14 – 6:19 7:26 – 7:29 9:8 – 9:16 5 6:20 – 6:25 8:1 – 8:6 9:17 – 9:21 6 6:26 – 6:28 8:7 – 8:11 9:22 – 9:26 7 6:29 – 7:7 8:12 – 8:15 9:27 – 9:35 Maftir 7:5 – 7:7 8:12 – 8:15 9:33 – 9:35 Bo year 1 10:1 – 11:3 year 2 11:4 – 12:28 year 3 12:29 – 13:16 1 10:1 – 10:3 11:4 – 11:10 12:29 – 12:32 2 10:4 – 10:6 12:1 – 12:10 12:33 – 12:36 3 10:7 – 10:11 12:11 – 12:13 12:37 – 12:42 4 10:12 – 10:15 12:14 – 12:16 12:43 – 12:51 5 10:16 – 10:23 12:17 – 12:20 13:1 – 13:4 6 10:24 – 10:29 12:21 – 12:24 13:5 – 13:10 7 11:1 – 11:3 12:25 – 12:28 13:11 – 13:16 Maftir 11:1 – 11:3 12:25 – 12:28 13:14 – 13:16 Proceedings of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards/1986-1990 Beshalach year 1 13:17 – 15:26 year 2 14:15 – 16:10 year 3 14:26 – 17:16 1 13:17 – 13:22 14:15 – 14:20 14:26 – 15:21 2 14:1 – 14:4 14:21 – 14:25 15:22 – 15:26 3 14:5 – 14:8 14:26 – 15:21 15:27 – 16:10 4 14:9 – 14:14 15:22 – 15:26 16:11 – 16:27 5 14:15 – 14:20 15:27 – 16:3 16:28 – 16:36 6 14:21 – 14:25 16:4 – 16:7 17:1 – 17:7 7 14:26 – 15:26 16:8 – 16:10 17:8 – 17:16 Maftir 15:22 – 15:26 16:8 – 16:10 17:14 – 17:16 Yitro I (full parashah with Ten Commandments every year) every year 1 18:1 – 18:12 2 18:13 – 18:23 3 18:24 – 18:27 4 19:1 – 19:6 5 19:7 – 19:19 6 19:20 – 20:14 7 20:15 – 20:23 Maftir 20:19 – 20:23 Yitro II (triennial divisions with Ten Commandments in years two and three) year 1 18:1 – 18:27 year 2 19:1 – 20:23 year 3 19:1 – 20:23 1 18:1 – 18:4 19:1 – 19:6 19:1 – 19:6 2 18:5 – 18:8 19:7 – 19:9 19:7 – 19:9 3 18:9 – 18:12 19:10 – 19:13 19:10 – 19:13 4 18:13 – 18:16 19:14 – 19:19 19:14 – 19:19 5 18:17 – 18:19 19:20 – 20:14 19:20 – 20:14 6 18:20 – 18:23 20:15 – 20:18 20:15 – 20:18 7 18:24 – 18:27 20:19 – 20:23 20:19 – 20:23 Maftir 18:24 – 18:27 20:21 – 20:23 20:21 – 20:23 A Complete Triennial Cycle for Reading the Torah Mishpatim year 1 21:1 – 22:3 year 2 22:4 – 23:19 year 3 23:20 – 24:18 1 21:1 – 21:6 22:4 – 22:8 23:20 – 23:25 2 21:7 – 21:11 22:9 – 22:12 23:26 – 23:30 3 21:12 – 21:19 22:13 – 22:18 23:31 – 23:33 4 21:20 – 21:27 22:19 – 22:26 24:1 – 24:6 5 21:28 – 21:32 22:27 – 23:5 24:7 – 24:11 6 21:33 – 21:36 23:6 – 23:13 24:12 – 24:14 7 21:37 – 22:3 23:14 – 23:19 24:15 – 24:18 Maftir 21:37 – 22:3 23:14 – 23:19 24:15 – 24:18 Terumah year 1 25:1 – 25:40 year 2 26:1 – 26:30 year 3 26:31 – 27:19 1 25:1 – 25:5 26:1 – 26:3 26:31 – 26:33 2 25:6 – 25:9 26:4 – 26:6 26:34 – 26:37 3 25:10 – 25:16 26:7 – 26:11 27:1 – 27:3 4 25:17 – 25:22 26:12 – 26:14 21:4 – 27:8 5 25:23 – 25:30 26:15 – 26:21 27:9 – 27:12 6 25:31 – 25:33 26:22 – 26:25 27:13 – 27:16 7 25:34 – 25:40 26:26 – 26:30 27:17 – 27:19 Maftir 25:37 – 25:40 26:26 – 26:30 27:17 – 27:19 Tetzaveh year 1 27:20 – 28:30 year 2 28:31 – 29:18 year 3 29:19 – 30:10 1 27:20 – 28:5 28:31 – 28:35 29:19 – 29:21 2 28:6 – 28:9 28:36 – 28:38 29:22 – 29:25 3 28:10 – 28:12 28:39 – 28:43 29:26 – 29:30 4 28:13 – 28:17 29:1 – 29:4 29:31 – 29:34 5 28:18 – 28:21 29:5 – 29:9 29:35 – 29:37 6 28:22 – 28:25 29:10 – 29:14 29:38 – 29:46 7 28:26 – 28:30 29:15 – 29:18 30:1 – 30:10 Maftir 28:28 – 28:30 29:15 – 29:18 30:8 – 30:10 Proceedings of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards/1986-1990 Ki Tissa year 1 30:11 – 31:17 year 2 31:18 – 33:11 year 3 33:12 – 34:35 1 30:11 – 30:13 31:18 – 32:6 33:12 – 33:16 2 30:14 – 30:16 32:7 – 32:11 33:17 – 33:23 3 30:17 – 30:21 32:12 – 32:14 34:1 – 34:9 4 30:22 – 30:33 32:15 – 32:24 34:10 – 34:17 5 30:34 – 30:38 32:25 – 32:29 34:18 – 34:21 6 31:1 – 31:11 32:30 – 33:6 34:22 – 34:26 7 31:12 – 31:17 33:7 – 33:11 34:27 – 34:35 Maftir 31:15 – 31:17 33:9 – 33:11 34:33 – 34:35 Vayakhel – Pekudei I.
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