Freeparsha 1 of 54 · Genesis
Bereshit Genesis
Portion 1 of 54, from Genesis.
Bereshit
בְּרֵאשִׁית
God creates the world in six days and rests on the seventh, then places Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; after they eat from the forbidden tree they are expelled, and the parsha follows their descendants through Cain and Abel to Noah.
Next read
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Read on its own this year.
Ten key words
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| בְּרֵאשִׁית | bereshit | in the beginning | |
| אוֹר | or | light | |
| שָׁמַיִם | shamayim | heaven, sky | |
| אָדָם | adam | man, Adam | |
| חַוָּה | chavah | Eve | |
| גַּן עֵדֶן | gan eden | Garden of Eden | |
| נָחָשׁ | nachash | serpent | |
| קַיִן | kayin | Cain | |
| הֶבֶל | hevel | Abel | |
| שַׁבָּת | shabat | Sabbath, rest |
Torah reading and haftara
Torah reading
Genesis 1:1-6:8
Haftara
Isaiah 42:5-43:10