Torah Portion - Bereisheet / "In The Beginning"
Torah Portion for October 18th, 2025 / 26 Tishri
This week’s Torah Portion is called “Bereisheet”, which means “In The Beginning”. It is the 1st portion.
Torah:
Genesis 1:1 - 6:8
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was chaos and waste, darkness was on the surface of the deep, and the Ruach Elohim was hovering upon the surface of the water. (Genesis 1:1-2, TLV)
Read online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%201%3A1%20-%206%3A8&version=TLV
Haftarah:
Isaiah 42:5 - 43:10
5 Thus says God, Adonai,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people on it,
and Ruach to those who walk in it (Isaiah 42:5, TLV)
Read online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2042%3A5%20-%2043%3A10&version=TLV
Brit Chadasha:
* Matthew 1:1-17
* These readings were selected from the Brit Chadasha suggested reading list as found in the Complete Jewish Bible (CJB), by David Stern.
1 The book of the genealogy of Yeshua ha-Mashiach, Ben-David, Ben-Avraham: 2 Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers, 3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Ram, 4 Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, 5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,[d] Obed fathered Jesse, 6 and Jesse fathered David the king. (Matthew 1:1-6, TLV)
Read online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A1-17&version=TLV
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