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Each portion—in Hebrew, a parashah —is part of a sequential reading of the Torah [aka. In the table above the Parashat Hashavuah is listed with its accompanying Haftarah reading.

The name of the parashah [portion] is taken from the first words of the parashah. There are 54 weekly portions—one for each year of the Jewish leap year. In non-leap years [50 weeks] portions are paired and read together. The table above, beginning with Rosh Hashanah —the first day of the Jewish year—follows the Ashkenazic tradition for Torah and Haftarah readings and completes the entire reading cycle within one year.

Communities who read the Parashat Hashavuah over three years will read a section from each parashah each week. The Haftarah The haftarah is a reading from the Prophets and adds a reflection to the parashah. While each parashah normally has its own accompanying haftarah reading, the haftarah reading also varies, during the year, according to special festivals or events. The word haftarah comes from the Hebrew root pey. The practice of adding a haftarah reading to the Torah portion is ancient and has obscure origins.

The Talmud mentions the haftarah being read in the presence of Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus c. Acts states, "After the reading from the Law and the Prophets the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them saying Haftarah readings given in brackets in the above table indicate readings used in the Shephardic tradition where these differ from the Ashkenazic reading.

The Maftir The word maftir , which belongs to the same Hebrew root as haftarah [ pey. This person normally reads the haftarah. The maftir reading normally repeats the last words of the parashat hashavuah. Pesach II. Pesach V CH''M. Pesach VII. Pesach VIII. Yom HaShoah. Rosh Chodesh Iyyar. Yom HaZikaron. Yom HaAtzma'ut.

Pesach Sheni. Lag BaOmer. Yom Yerushalayim. Rosh Chodesh Sivan. Erev Shavuot. Shavuot I. Shavuot II. Rosh Chodesh Tamuz. Rosh Chodesh Av. Erev Tish'a B'Av. Tish'a B'Av. Tu B'Av. Rosh Chodesh Elul. Rosh Hashana LaBehemot. Leil Selichot. Erev Rosh Hashana. Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashana II. Erev Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur. Erev Sukkot. Sukkot I. Sukkot II.

Sukkot V CH''M. Shmini Atzeret. Simchat Torah. Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan.