18 January 2025 / 18 Tevet 5785
Parashat Shemot is the 13th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Exodus 1:1-6:1
Shemot (“Names”) is the first Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It opens describing the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and adopted into Pharaoh’s household. He later encounters God at a burning bush and begins his mission of demanding that Pharoah let the Israelites go
Portion (parasha) for this week:
Shemot | שמות | “Names”
Torah: Exodus 1:1 – 6:1
Prophets: Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13, 29:22-23; Jeremiah 1:1 – 2:3
Brit Hadasha: Matthew 22:41-46; Luke 5:12-39, 20:27-44; Acts 3:12-15, 5:27-32, 7:17-36, 22:12-16, 24:14-16; Hebrews 11:23-26
(click on a selected scriptural below each photo 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.
שבת שלום אחים ואחיות הברית
