Parashat Bereshit 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּרֵאשִׁית

26 October 2024 / 24 Tishrei 5785

Parashat Bereshit is the 1st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8

Bereishit (“In the Beginning”), the first parashah in the annual Torah reading cycle, begins with God’s creation of the world. The first people, Adam and Eve, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are banished from the Garden of Eden. Their elder son, Cain, kills their younger son, Abel, and Cain is destined to a life of wandering

Shabbat Times for Beror H̱ayil

Beror H̱ayil, Israel

• Candle lighting: 17:40 on Friday, Oct 25
• This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Bereshit
• Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan occurs on Saturday, Oct 26
• Havdalah: 18:34 on Saturday, Oct 26

Portion (parasha) for this week:

B’reisheet | בראשית | “In the beginning”

Torah: Genesis 1:1 – 6:8  

Prophets: Isaiah 42:5 – 43:10

Brit Hadasha: Luke 3:23-38; John 1:1-18; Romans 5:12-21; 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Hebrews 11:1-7

(click on a selected scripture reading to be taken directly to it)

“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week.  This schedule is known all over the world and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.

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