Weekly Torah Portion

Vayera

Genesis 18:1-22:24

Vayera (“He Appeared”) opens as guests inform Abraham that Sarah will give birth. Despite Abraham’s attempts to convince God otherwise, God destroys the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sarah gives birth to Isaac, and Abraham sends away Hagar and Ishmael. At God’s command, Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac, but an angel of God tells Abraham to offer a ram instead.

Haftarah (A)

II Kings 4:1-37

The portion from Prophets (a section of the Bible) read on any given week, based on its thematic connection to the weekly Torah portion.

Daily Learning

Daf YomiTalmud

Bava Batra 144

A learning program that covers a page of Talmud a day. In this way, the entire Talmud is completed in about seven and a half years.

929Tanakh

Proverbs 8 (725)

A learning program in which participants study five of the Bible’s 929 chapters a week, completing it in about three and a half years.

Daily Mishnah

Mishnah Bava Batra 3:1-2

A program of daily learning in which participants study two Mishnahs (teachings) each day in order to finish the entire Mishnah in six years.

Daily Rambam

Offerings for Those with Incomplete Atonement 3

A learning program that divides Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah legal code into daily units, to complete the whole work in three years.

Daily Rambam (3 Chapters)

Vessels 18-20

A learning program that divides Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah legal code into daily units, to complete the whole work in one year.

Halakhah Yomit

Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 143:14-18

A four year daily learning program in which participants study central legal texts that cover most of the daily and yearly rituals.

Arukh HaShulchan Yomi

Yoreh De'ah 369:4-10

A four-year daily learning program covering ritual halakhot, practical kashrut and interpersonal mitzvot within Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein’s legal code, Arukh HaShulchan.

Tanakh YomiTanakh

Vayera

A daily learning cycle for completing Tanakh annually. On Shabbat, each Torah portion is recited. On weekdays, Prophets and Writings are recited according to the ancient Masoretic division of sedarim.

Chok LeYisrael

Vayera

A book designed for daily study. Each day’s learning consists of biblical verses together with commentary, a chapter of Mishnah, and short passages of Talmud, Zohar, and of works of Halakhah and Musar.

Tanya Yomi

15 Cheshvan

A daily learning cycle for completing Tanya annually, starting at the 19th of Kislev, “Rosh Hashanah of Chasidut.”

Yerushalmi Yomi

Jerusalem Talmud Sukkah 23

Weekly Learning

Daf a WeekTalmud

Nedarim 3

A learning program that covers a page of Talmud a week. By going at a slower pace, it facilitates greater mastery and retention.