Parashat Vaetchanan / פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן

Parashat Vaetchanan is the 45th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 15 Av 5785.

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11

Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed into the Land of Israel. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 3:23-4:4 · 11 p’sukim
  2. 2: 4:5-40 · 36 p’sukim
  3. 3: 4:41-49 · 9 p’sukim
  4. 4: 5:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
  5. 5: 5:19-6:3 · 15 p’sukim
  6. 6: 6:4-25 · 22 p’sukim
  7. 7: 7:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
  8. maf: 7:9-11 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 · 26 p’sukim

Triennial Year 1
  1. 1: 3:23-25 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: 3:26-4:4 · 8 p’sukim
  3. 3: 4:5-14 · 10 p’sukim
  4. 4: 4:15-20 · 6 p’sukim
  5. 5: 4:21-40 · 20 p’sukim
  6. 6: 4:41-49 · 9 p’sukim
  7. 7: 5:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
  8. maf: 5:16-18 · 3 p’sukim
Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 5:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
  2. 2: 5:19-24 · 6 p’sukim
  3. 3: 5:25-30 · 6 p’sukim
  4. 4: 6:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
  5. 5: 6:4-9 · 6 p’sukim
  6. 6: 6:10-19 · 10 p’sukim
  7. 7: 6:20-25 · 6 p’sukim
  8. maf: 6:23-25 · 3 p’sukim
Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 5:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
  2. 2: 5:19-24 · 6 p’sukim
  3. 3: 5:25-6:3 · 9 p’sukim
  4. 4: 6:4-9 · 6 p’sukim
  5. 5: 6:10-19 · 10 p’sukim
  6. 6: 6:20-25 · 6 p’sukim
  7. 7: 7:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
  8. maf: 7:9-11 · 3 p’sukim
Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 3:23-25 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: 3:26-4:4 · 8 p’sukim
  3. 3: 4:5-8 · 4 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

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

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

List of Dates

Parashat Vaetchanan is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Vaetchanan from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Vaetchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11) and Haftarah (Isaiah 40:1-26): 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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