Torah Portions

What Is a Torah Portion?

When someone chooses to follow Yeshua, and become Netzarim, a natural question often arises: What's next? Practically speaking, how does one begin to grow into the likeness of the Master? The most common advice is simple yet profound: pray and read the Bible.

The Jewish people have long confronted these same questions and developed a beautiful, community-wide practice to address them: reading through the Torah annually.

The Torah, consisting of the first five books of the Bible, is the foundational revelation of God to the Jewish people and, through them, to the entire world. To make this rich, sacred text accessible, the Jewish people divided the Torah into fifty-four portions, assigning each portion to a specific week of the year.

This disciplined approach to Torah study dates back to the time of Yeshua. "As was his custom" (Luke 4:16), Yeshua attended synagogue every Sabbath. A central part of the service was the reading of a prescribed portion of the Torah, accompanied by a relevant section from the Prophets.

By studying the Torah portions in their prescribed order throughout the Jewish year, a disciple of Yeshua, or Netzarim, steps into the same rhythm of spiritual formation practiced by the Master and his first disciples.

Weekly Torah Portions

We will be adding the weekly Torah portions here as we progress through the year. Check back soon!