Parashah

A parashah (פָּרָשָׁה) is a weekly Torah portion—one section of the five books of Moses that, together with the others, completes the whole Torah each year. This ancient rhythm of reading goes back more than two thousand years and is still practiced in Jewish communities all around the world today. By following this cycle, we join in a global conversation that has been happening week after week, generation after generation.

Each parashah is named from the very first significant Hebrew word in the portion. Sometimes the name captures the whole theme; other times it simply serves as a marker. Either way, the names become signposts that guide us through the year and remind us of the continuity of God’s story.

Every parashah is divided into seven aliyot (sections for daily reading) plus an additional one, making eight in all. This 7+1 structure echoes the weekly pattern of creation and Sabbath—six days of labor, one day of rest, and then renewal. In the Parashah Project, we follow this same rhythm: four days of Torah readings, one day in the Prophets, one in the Apostolic Writings, and one day to pause.

This rhythm is not only practical—it is deeply formative. Week after week, portion by portion, you begin to see how Torah, Prophets, and Apostolic Writings are bound together in one great story of redemption. The parashah becomes more than a reading schedule; it becomes a way of seeing, a pattern of renewal that shapes your life with God through engaging His written and Living Word!

To read with a parashah rhythm can help sustain your walk with God in holy and soul-nourishing intimacy.