Parashat B’reshit
“In The Beginning”

27 Tishrei 5783
October 22, 2022

Torah Reading

• Genesis 1:1-6:8
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
(Genesis 1:1 CJB)

Haftarah Reading

• Isaiah 42:5-43:10 (A)
• Isaiah 42:5-21 (S)
(A) indicates the Ashkenazi tradition.
(S) indicates the Sephardic tradition.

New Testament Reading

• Revelation 22:6-21

Suggested Psalm

• Psalm 139

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This Week with Parashat B’reshit:
• Genesis 1:1-6:8
• Joshua 1:1-8:22
• Matthew 1:1-4:25
• Psalms 1:1-3:9(8)

Aliyot

The seven aliyot readings from the Torah begin at these verses:

1. Genesis 1:1
2. Genesis 1:14 (A) 2:4 (S)
3. Genesis 1:24 (A) 2:20 (S)
4. Genesis 2:4 (A) 3:22 (S)
5. Genesis 3:22 (A) 4:19 (S)
6. Genesis 5:1
7. Genesis 5:25

Maftir: Genesis 6:5

Torah Portion readings and the associated Haftarah readings generally follow the Stone Edition Chumash and/or the Complete Jewish Bible. Verse numbering generally follows the Hebrew tradition, and where modern Christian traditions differ those verse numbers are shown in parentheses (). Haftarah readings generally follow the Ashkenazi tradition. Where the Sephardic tradition differs, the Haftarah portions are designated as (A) and (S). Suggested New Testament readings are taken from various sources including the Walk! series of Devotion Commentaries by Dr. Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg. Suggested Psalm readings are from the Messianic Siddur for Shabbat by Daniel Perek. Suggested Bible reading plan is from The Barking Fox. Unless otherwise marked, Scripture quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, Copyright © 1998 and 2016 by David H. Stern. Used by permission. All copyrights reserved worldwide.

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