Editing Book of Genesis (section)

== Judaism's weekly Torah portions ==
It is a custom among religious Jewish communities for a [[weekly Torah portion]], popularly referred to as a {{transliteration|he|[[parashah]]}}, to be read during [[Jewish prayer]] services on Saturdays, Mondays and Thursdays. The full name, {{langx|he|פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ|Parashat ha-Shavua|label=none}}, is popularly abbreviated to {{transliteration|he|parashah}} (also {{transliteration|he|parshah}} {{IPAc-en|p|ɑː|r|ʃ|ə}} or {{transliteration|he|parsha}}), and is also known as a {{transliteration|he|[[Seder (Bible)|Sidra]]}} (or {{transliteration|he|Sedra}} {{IPAc-en|s|ɛ|d|r|ə}}).

The {{transliteration|he|parashah}} is a section of the [[Torah]] (Five Books of Moses) used in Jewish liturgy during a particular week. There are 54 weekly parshas, or {{transliteration|he|parashiyot}} in Hebrew, and the full cycle is read over the course of one Jewish year.

The first 12 of the 54 come from the Book of Genesis, and they are:
# Chapters 1–6 (verses 1–8) [[Bereishit (parsha)|Parashat Bereshit]]
# Chapters 6 (v. 9 ''ff'')–11 [[Noach (parsha)|Parashat Noach]]
# Chapters 12–17 [[Lech-Lecha (parsha)|Parashat Lekh Lekha]]
# Chapters 18–22 [[Vayeira (parsha)|Parashat Vayera]]
# Chapters 23–25 (v. 1–18) [[Chayei Sarah (parsha)|Parashat Chayyei Sarah]]
# Chapters 25 (v. 19 ''ff'')–28 (v. 1–9) [[Toledot (parsha)|Parashat Toledot]]
# Chapters 28 (v. 10 ''ff'')–32 (v. 1–3) [[Vayetze (parsha)|Parashat Vayetzei]]
# Chapters 32 (v. 4 ''ff'')–36 [[Vayishlach (parsha)|Parashat Vayishlach]]
# Chapters 37–40 [[Vayeshev (parsha)|Parashat Vayeshev]]
# Chapters 41–44 (v. 1–17) [[Miketz (parsha)|Parashat Miketz]]
# Chapters 44 (v. 18 ''ff'')–47 (v. 1–27) [[Vayigash (parsha)|Parashat Vayigash]]
# Chapters 47 (v. 28 ''ff'')–50 [[Vayechi|Parashat Vayechi]]