Freeparsha 2 of 54 · Genesis
Noach Genesis
Portion 2 of 54, from Genesis.
Noach
נֹחַ
God floods the earth to wipe out a corrupt generation but saves Noah, his family, and pairs of animals in an ark, afterward sealing a covenant with a rainbow. The parsha closes with the Tower of Babel, where a unified humanity is scattered and its language confounded.
Next read
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Read on its own this year.
Ten key words
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| תֵּבָה | teivah | ark | |
| מַבּוּל | mabul | flood | |
| יוֹנָה | yonah | dove | |
| קֶשֶׁת | keshet | rainbow, bow | |
| בְּרִית | brit | covenant | |
| מִגְדָּל | migdal | tower | |
| שָׂפָה | safah | language, lip | |
| צַדִּיק | tzadik | righteous person | |
| זוּג | zug | pair | |
| אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם | arba'im yom | forty days |
Torah reading and haftara
Torah reading
Genesis 6:9-11:32
Haftara
Isaiah 54:1-55:5