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Three Year Torah Reading Cycle

The Three Year Torah Reading Cycle found here is based on the Triennial Cycle as formulated by the following scholars: Charles Perrot, “The Reading of the Bible in the Ancient Synagogue” in Martin Mulder, ed., Mikra (Fortress, 1988), pp. 139ff; Cecil Roth, “Triennial Cycle” in Encyclopedia Judaica (Keter, 1971), 15.1386-1389; and Jacob Mann, The Bible as Read and Preached in the Old Synagogue, 2 vols. (KTAV, 1971), which contains a very helpful Prolegomenon by Ben Zion Wacholder.

Passages from the Apostolic Scriptures (New Testament) have been added to accompany the weekly sections of the Torah and Prophets as listed in the Triennial Cycle. In choosing these readings from the Apostolic Scriptures, general themes or topics were considered to be the primary factor.

Weekly Torah Portion Commentary

In the Three Year Reading Cycle, the Torah is divided into 151 parashot, or portions. Tim Hegg has written a commentary for each parashah which are provided here, free to download in PDF, MOBI and EPUB formats. These articles are organized by the five books of the Torah.

Select a book below to access commentary:

Commentary on Genesis (Portions 1-45)

Commentary on Exodus (Portions 46-74)

Commentary on Leviticus (Portions 75-96)

Commentary on Numbers (Portions 97-125)

Commentary on Deuteronomy (Portions 126-151)