פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן

Parashat Va'etchanan 2026

Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11, with the haftarah Isaiah 40:1–26.

In 2026: Shabbat 25 July 2026.

The reading

How it opens

The first verses of the portion. Hebrew: the Miqra according to the Masorah, via Sefaria (CC BY-SA). English: JPS 1917.

  1. Deuteronomy 3:23

    וָאֶתְחַנַּ֖ן אֶל־יְהֹוָ֑ה בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹֽר׃

    And I besought the LORD at that time, saying:

  2. Deuteronomy 3:24

    אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִ֗ה אַתָּ֤ה הַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ לְהַרְא֣וֹת אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶ֨ת־גׇּדְלְךָ֔ וְאֶת־יָדְךָ֖ הַחֲזָקָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִי־אֵל֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם וּבָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה כְמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָ וְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ׃

    ’O Lord GOD, Thou hast begun to show Thy servant Thy greatness, and Thy strong hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth, that can do according to Thy works, and according to Thy mighty acts?

The cycle

The weeks around it

The portions read the Shabbat before and the Shabbat after, in the Diaspora. Masorti and Reform read the whole portion each week, or a third of it over three years on the triennial cycle; the portion is the same.

The week before · Shabbat 18 July 2026

Parashat Devarim

Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22

Parashat Devarim 2026

The week after · Shabbat 1 August 2026

Parashat Eikev

Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25

Parashat Eikev 2026

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