Parashat Noach / פָּרָשַׁת נֹחַ

Parashat Noach is the 2nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 3 Cheshvan 5786.

Torah Portion: Genesis 6:9-11:32

Noach (“Noah”) begins as God decides to destroy mankind with a flood. At God’s command, the righteous Noah builds an ark, where Noah, his family, and select animals survive the flood. Noah’s children bear children, and several generations develop. God confounds the speech of people building the Tower of Babel. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 6:9-22 · 14 p’sukim
  2. 2: 7:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  3. 3: 7:17-8:14 · 22 p’sukim
  4. 4: 8:15-9:7 · 15 p’sukim
  5. 5: 9:8-17 · 10 p’sukim
  6. 6: 9:18-10:32 · 44 p’sukim
  7. 7: 11:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
  8. maf: 11:29-32 · 4 p’sukim

N.B. special maftir in years 5785, 5789, 5792, 5795, 5796, 5798, 5799, 5802, 5805

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Isaiah 54:1-55:5 · 22 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Isaiah 54:1-10 · 10 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5785, 5789, 5792, 5795, 5796, 5798, 5799, 5802, 5805

Triennial Year 1
  1. 1: 6:9-16 · 8 p’sukim
  2. 2: 6:17-19 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: 6:20-22 · 3 p’sukim
  4. 4: 7:1-9 · 9 p’sukim
  5. 5: 7:10-16 · 7 p’sukim
  6. 6: 7:17-24 · 8 p’sukim
  7. 7: 8:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  8. maf: 8:12-14 · 3 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 · 12 p’sukim

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 8:15-22 · 8 p’sukim
  2. 2: 9:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
  3. 3: 9:8-17 · 10 p’sukim
  4. 4: 9:18-29 · 12 p’sukim
  5. 5: 10:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: 10:15-20 · 6 p’sukim
  7. 7: 10:21-32 · 12 p’sukim
  8. maf: 10:26-32 · 7 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 · 10 p’sukim

Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 11:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
  2. 2: 11:5-9 · 5 p’sukim
  3. 3: 11:10-13 · 4 p’sukim
  4. 4: 11:14-17 · 4 p’sukim
  5. 5: 11:18-21 · 4 p’sukim
  6. 6: 11:22-25 · 4 p’sukim
  7. 7: 11:26-32 · 7 p’sukim
  8. maf: 11:29-32 · 4 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: Zephaniah 3:9-20 · 12 p’sukim

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 6:9-16 · 8 p’sukim
  2. 2: 6:17-19 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: 6:20-22 · 3 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

Noach: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)

Noach: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible)

List of Dates

Parashat Noach is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Noach from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32) and Haftarah (Isaiah 54:1-55:5): The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible) (paid link)
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, Jewish Publication Society, 2017
The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993
A Complete Triennial System for Reading the Torah
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, 1988
Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
Avram Israel Reisner, 2014

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