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Weekly Parashiyot for the year 5785

This is the twenty-second year of weekly devotional drashot produced by Messianic Education Trust. We give thanks to the Holy One, blessed be He, for His mercy for the past twenty years' commentaries. As previously, each week we will b'ezrat Hashem publish a short drash based upon the sidra that is to be read in the synagogue during the week and on Shabbat.

Rather than working through the year taking our readings from the same aliyah in each parasha in turn, this year we are going to work on thematic basis. This year our theme is living in exile.

The previous years' drashot are still on-line, and you can review them for the years 5764, 5765, 5766, 5767, 5768, 5769, 5770, 5771, 5772, 5773, 5774, 5775, 5776, 5777, 5778, 5779, 5780, 5781, 5782, 5783, 5784, 5785, 5786 and the current year, 5787.

All the drashes for the years 5764-5770 are also available in book form on our Books page here. A complete index of all the verses used in the commentaries is available in the Scripture Index.

Portion Shabbat Reference Week Date
B'resheet Genesis 1:1-6:8 20Oct-26Oct Tishrei 24
Noach Genesis 6:9-11:32 27Oct-2Nov Cheshvan 1
Lech L'cha Genesis 12:1-18:27 3Nov-9Nov Cheshvan 8
Vayera Genesis 18:1-22:24 10Nov-16Nov Cheshvan 15
Khayiy Sarah Genesis 23:1-25:18 17Nov-23Nov Cheshvan 22
Toldot Genesis 25:19-28:9 24Nov-30Nov Cheshvan 29
Vayetze Genesis 28:10-32:3 1Dec-7Dec Kislev 6
Vayishlach Genesis 32:4-36:43 8Dec-14Dec Kislev 13
Vayeshev Genesis 37:1-40:23 15Dec-21Dec Kislev 20
Mikketz Genesis 41:1-44:17 22Dec-28Dec Kislev 27
Vayigash Genesis 44:18-47:27 29Dec-4Jan Tevet 4
Vayechi Genesis 47:28-50:26 5Jan-11Jan Tevet 11
Shemot Exodus 1:1-6:1 12Jan-18Jan Tevet 18
Va'era Exodus 6:2-9:35 19Jan-25Jan Tevet 25
Bo Exodus 10:1-13:16 26Jan-1Feb Shevat 3
B'Shalach Shira Exodus 13:17-18:16 2Feb-8Feb Shevat 10
Yitro Exodus 18:1-20:23 9Feb-15Feb Shevat 17
Mishpatim Exodus 21:1-24:18 16Feb-22Feb Shevat 24
Terumah Shekalim Exodus 25:1-27:19 23Feb-1Mar Adar 1
Tetzaveh Zachor Exodus 27:20-30:10 2Mar-8Mar Adar 8
Ki Tissa Exodus 30:11-34:35 9Mar-15Mar Adar 15
Vayakhel Parah Exodus 35:1-38:20 16Mar-22Mar Adar 22
Pekudei HaChodesh Exodus 38:21-40:38 23Mar-29Mar Adar 29
Vayikra Leviticus 1:1-5:26(6:7) 30Mar-5Apr Nisan 7
Tzav HaGadol Leviticus 6:1(8)-8:38 6Apr-12Apr Nisan 14
Chol HaMo'ed Pesach Pesach VII Exodus 13:17-15:26 13Apr-19Apr Nisan 21
Sh'mini Leviticus 9:1-11:47 20Apr-26Apr Nisan 28
Tazria/­Metzorah Leviticus 12:1-15:33 27Apr-3May Iyar 5
Acharei Mot/­Kedoshim Leviticus 16:1-20:27 4May-10May Iyar 12
Emor Leviticus 21:1-24:23 11May-17May Iyar 19
B'har/­B'hukkotai Leviticus 25:1-27:34 18May-24May Iyar 26
B'Midbar Numbers 1:1-4:20 25May-31May Sivan 4
Naso Numbers 4:21-7:89 1Jun-7Jun Sivan 11
B'ha'alotkha Numbers 8:1-12:16 8Jun-14Jun Sivan 18
Sh'lakh L'cha Numbers 13:1-15:41 15Jun-21Jun Sivan 25
Korach Numbers 16:1-18:23 22Jun-28Jun Tammuz 2
Hukkat Numbers 19:1-22:1 29Jul-5Jul Tammuz 9
Balak Numbers 22:2-25:9 6Jul-12Jul Tammuz 16
Pinchas Numbers 25:10-30:1(29:40) 13Jul-19Jul Tammuz 23
Mattot/­Masa'ei Numbers 30:2(1)-36:13 20Jul-26Jul Av 1
D'varim Hazon Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 27Jul-2Aug Av 8
Va'etchanan Nahamu Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 3Aug-9Aug Av 15
Ekev Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 10Aug-16Aug Av 22
Re'eh Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 17Aug-23Aug Av 29
Shoftim Deuteronomy 16:18-22:9 24Aug-30Aug Elul 6
Ki Tetze Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 31Aug-6Sep Elul 13
Ki Tavo Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8(9) 7Sep-13Sep Elul 20
Nitzavim Deuteronomy 29:9(10)-30:20 14Sep-20Sep Elul 27
Vayelech Shuvah Deuteronomy 31:1-30 21Sep-27Sep Tishrei 5
Ha'azinu Deuteronomy 32:1-52 28Sep-4Oct Tishrei 12
Chol HaMo'ed Sukkot Numbers 29:12-32 5Oct-11Oct Tishrei 19

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