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The book of Genesis (בּראשית) is divided into the following Parshiot

Bereshit (1:1-6:8) - (In the Beginning):
the creation of the world and humans, the Sabbath, the Garden of Eden (Gad Eden), Cain and Abel, genealogy of mankind, prelude to the flood

Noach (6:9-11:32) - (Noah):
Noah, decree of the flood, the flood, receding of the waters, Noah making an offering, G-d's covenant with Noah, the rainbow, shame of Noah, genealogy of Noah (the seventy nations), Tower of Babel, ten generations from Noah to Abraham 

Lech Lecha (12:1-17:27) - (Go, Leave):
G-d's call to Abraham, Abraham comes to Canaan, Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, The return to Eretz Yisrael, Abraham and Lot part ways, The repetition of the promise, The war of the kings, Sodom is defeated, Lot taken captive, Abraham saves Lot, Abraham shuns honor, G-d’s reassurance to Abraham, The Covenant Between the Parts: The promise of the land, Egyptian exile and redemption, The ratification of the covenant, Hagar and Ishmael, The covenant, New names and a new destiny, The promise to Sarah

Vayeira (18:1-22:24) - (And He appeared):
Visiting the sick and hospitality to strangers, The promise of a son is revealed to Sarah, G-d’s love for Abraham, Abraham intercedes for Sodom, Sodom is destroyed, Lot—a perplexing hero, Lot is saved, Lot begs for a concession, Lot’s daughters and the birth of Moab and Ammon: The roots of Jewish monarchy, Abraham in Gerar: Sarah is abducted, Abimelech appeases Abraham and Sarah, The birth of Isaac, Hagar and Ishmael are expelled, Ishmael is saved, The alliance with Abimelech at Beer-sheba, The tenth trial: The Akeidah/Binding of Isaac on the altar, The birth of Rebecca

Chaya Sarah (23:1-25:18) - (Life of Sarah):
Sarah’s death, and purchase of a burial site, Finding a wife for Isaac, Eliezer’s criteria, Rebecca is equal to the test, Laban, The recapitulation, Isaac and Rebecca, Abraham’s genealogy

Toldot (25:19-28:9) - (Line):
Rebecca’s barrenness and pregnancy, The birth of Jacob and Esau, The personalities emerge, Sale of the birthright, A famine forces Isaac to Philistia, Isaac in Gerar, The prophetic dispute over the wells, G-d assures Isaac, Abimelech reaffirms the treaty, Esau marries, Isaac’s decision to bless Esau, Rebecca’s scheme, Jacob comes to Isaac, Jacob gets Isaac’s blessing, Esau arrives for his blessings, Esau’s hatred of Jacob, Jacob is told to flee to Laban, The admonition against marrying a Canaanite; the Abrahamitic blessing is conveyed to Jacob, Esau marries the daughter of Ishmael

Vayeitzei (28:10-32:3) - (And He Left):
Jacob’s flight and his vision at Moriah, Jacob meets Rachel, Jacob contracts to marry and is deceived, Laban substitutes Leah for Rachel, Leah bears four sons, Rachel is fulfilled through Bilhah, The dudaim, Leah’s last three children, Rachel conceives the birth of Joseph, Jacob wishes to leave, but concludes an employment contract with Laban, Laban’s new deceit, The decision to flee from Laban, Jacob wins the consent of his wives, Jacob’s flight, Laban’s pursuit and G-d’s warning, The confrontation of Jacob and Laban, Laban proposes a treaty

Vayishlach (32:4-36:43) - (And He Sent):
Esau advances to attack Jacob, Military preparations, Prayer, The tribute, The struggle with the angel, The prohibition of eating the tendon of an animal’s thigh, The encounter, The parting, Jacob arrives in Shechem, Dinah’s abduction, Jacob’s family learns of the outrage, The deception, Simeon and Levi decimate Shechem, Jacob journeys to Beth-el, The deaths of Rebecca and Deborah, G-d blesses and renames Jacob, The birth of Benjamin and death of Rachel, Reuben’s error and partial vindication, Jacob and Isaac are reunited, Isaac’s death, The chronicles of Esau, Esau separates himself from Jacob, The Seirite genealogy, The Edomite kings

Vayeishev (37:1-40:23) - (And He Lived):
The chronicles of Jacob and his offspring, Joseph’s dream, The intensified hatred, Joseph’s second dream, Joseph is sent to visit his brothers, Reuben saves Joseph from the plot to kill him, Joseph is sold, The version told to Jacob, Judah and Tamar: The roots of the Messiah and the Israelite monarchy, Judah’s sons marry Tamar but die for their sin, The moral basis for the union of Tamar and Judah, Tamar’s pregnancy, Tamar bears twins, Joseph in Egypt, Potiphar’s wife slanders Joseph, The cupbearer and the baker: Their dreams and Joseph’s interpretations

Mikeitz (41:1-44:17) - (At The End):
Pharaoh’s dream, The Chamberlain of the Cupbearer’s “remembers Joseph”, Joseph is summoned, Pharaoh recapitulated his dream, Joseph’s interpretation, Joseph becomes Viceroy, Joseph’s plan is implemented, Joseph’s children: Manasseh and Ephraim, The famine devastates Egypt, Jacob sends his sons to Egypt, The brothers bow to Joseph, Joseph stands his ground, but offers his brothers a way out, The brothers’ regret, Joseph chooses his hostage, Joseph sends them back—with their money, The dialogue with Jacob, The brothers request that Jacob send Benjamin to Egypt, Joseph sees Benjamin and tests his brothers’ sincerity, The final test: Benjamin is accused of thievery, Judah, the leader of the brothers, speaks on behalf of all

Vayigash (44:18-47:27) - (And He Drew Near):
Judah steps forward, Joseph identifies himself and conciliates his brothers, Pharaoh joins in the welcome, Joseph dispenses gifts and sends his brothers off, Jacob receives the news, Jacob undertakes the journey to Joseph, Israel’s descendants journeying to Egypt, The grand total of seventy descendants, Jacob arrives in Egypt, Joseph ensures his family’s settlement in Goshen, Joseph reports his father and brother’s arrival to Pharaoh, Jacob and Pharaoh meet, Joseph and the famine

Vayechi (47:28-50:26) - (And He Lived):
Jacob’s end draws near; his request of Joseph, Jacob’s illness, The blessing of Manasseh and Ephraim, Reuven, Simeon and Levi, Judah and a tiny glimpse at the Messianic era, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin, Jacob’s final request, Jacob is mourned by all Egypt, Permission for burial, The burial procession, Joseph reassures his brothers, Joseph lives out his years, Signs of the redemption

The book of Exodus (שמות) is divided into the following Parshiot

Va’eira (6:2-9:35) - (And I Appeared):
G-d’s reassures Moses, The four expressions of redemption, Moses demurs, The mission and its bearers, Second demurral, The redemption begins, The Ten Plagues, The first plague: Blood, The second plague: Frogs, The third plague: Lice, The fourth plague: Swarm of wild beasts, The fifth plague: Epidemic, The sixth plague: Boils, The seventh plague: Hail and Not to pray in an idolatrous city

Bo (10:1-13:16) - (Come):
The eighth plague: Locusts and Pharaoh’s servants complain, The ninth plague: Darkness and Pharaoh’s offerings and final intransigence, Warning of the Plague of the Firstborn, The new status of the Jews, Rosh Chodesh, The Pesach offering, G-d Himself will carry out the plague, The Pesach festival, The Pesach offering, The tenth plague: Death of the Firstborn, Pharaoh’s surrender, The Exodus, The duration of the Egyptian exile, Additional laws of the Pesach offering, Sanctification of the firstborn, Remember the Exodus, The firstborn, Tefillin and the Exodus

Beshalach (13:17-17:15) - (When [he] Let Go):
The route to Eretz Yisrael, Pharaoh’s change of heart, Israel panics, G-d’s assurance, The sea splits, The water crashes down upon Egypt, The salvation, The Song by the Sea, The women sing, Marah: Israel tests G-d, Manna: Food from heaven, Quail, Equal portions, Preparation for the Sabbath, Test and contention: water from a rock, Amalek, The eternal struggle against Amalek

Yitro (18:1-20:23) - (Jethro):
Jethro’s arrival, Jethro rejoices, Jethro’s advice, The list of requirements for leadership, Jethro leaves, Arrival at Sinai, G-d’s proposal, Preparing for the Torah, The day of the Revelation, The Ten Statements

Mishpatim (21:1-24:18) - (Laws):
The civil law, Jewish bondsmen, "Sale" of a daughter, Murder and manslaughter, Killing of a slave, Penalty for bodily injury, Death caused by an animal, A pit, An animal damaging property, Stealing livestock, Self-defense: payment for theft, Damages caused by livestock, Laws of custodians, A borrower, Seduction, Sensitivity to the helpless and abandoned, The commandment to extend free loans, Do not curse a leader, Fullness offering and Priestly heave offering, Integrity of the judicial process, Fair dispensation of justice, The Sabbaths of the land and the week, The Three Pilgrimage Festivals, The promise of swift passage to, and conquest of, the land, "We will do and we will obey!", Prophecy at the mountain

Terumah (25:1-27:19) - (Gifts, Offerings):
The Tabernacle: A resting place for G-d’s presence, The Ark, The Cover, The Table, The Menorah, Covers of the Tabernacle, Walls of the Tabernacle, The Paroches/Partition, The Altar, The Courtyard

Tetzaveh (27:20-30:10) - (You Command):
The Oil, The Kohanim and their Vestments, The Vestments, The Ephod, The Settings, The Breastplate of Judgment, The Urim and the Tumim, Robe of the Ephod, Headplate, Tunic, Vestments of the ordinary Kohanim, Inauguration ritual, Immersing vestments, anointment, The bull, The first ram, The second ram, Succession of High Priesthood, The tamid offering, The Incense Altar

Ki Tisa (30:11-34:35) - (When You Take):
The census, The Laver, Anointment oil, Incense, Designation of Bezalel and Oholiab, The Sabbath, Moses receives the Tablets, The Golden Calf, G-d’s anger, Moses’ successful prayer, Moses descends, Moses smashes the Tablets, Aaron explains, Moses prays, Aftermath of the Golden Calf, Moses’ tent, Moses pleads for G-d’s nearness, The limits of Moses’ vision, The second Tablets, G-d reveals His Thirteen Attributes of Mercy, Moses’ request, Safeguarding the promise, Renewal of the covenant, The radiance of Moses

Vayakhel (35:1-38:20) - (And He Assembled):
The Sabbath, Contributions for the Tabernacle, The construction of the Tabernacle, Inspiration from the heart; motivation from the spirit, The craftsmen are selected, The mandate, The work begins: The Curtains, Cover, Planks, Partitions, Screen, Ark, Cover, Table, Menorah, The Incense Altar, Burnt Offering Altar, Laver, Courtyard, and Screen

Pekudei (38:21-40:38) - (Amounts Of):
The Reckonings, Materials used for the work, Aaron’s Vestments, Ephod, Breastplate, Robe of the Ephod, Tunics of linen, and Headplate, Moses inspects the Tabernacle, Moses approves, The command to set up the Tabernacle, The Tabernacle is erected, G-d’s glory fills the Tabernacle

The book of Leviticus (ויקרא) is divided into the following Parshiot

Vayikra (1:1-5:26) - (And He called):
General rules of offerings, Burnt offerings from sheep and goats, Burnt offerings from fowl, Fine flour offering, Oven-baked offering, Pan-baked offering, Deep-pan offering, Covenant of salt, Peace offering, Sin offering, The bull of the anointed Kohen, The bull for a matter that was hidden from the congregation, He-goat of a ruler, Sin offering of an individual, The variable offering, Contamination of the Sanctuary and its sanctities, A spoken oath, Guilt offering, Guilt offering in case of doubt, Guilt offering for thefts

Tzav (6:1-8:36) - (Command):
The taking of the ash and the Altar fire, The three Altar fires, Meal offering, Sin offering, Koshering, Guilt-offering, Miscellaneous gifts to the Kohen, Thanksgiving offering, Piggul/Rejected, Eating in a state of contamination, Fat and blood, The parts and their order, Consecration of the Kohanim, Aaron’s immersion, investiture and anointment, The sin offering bull, The inauguration ram, Seven days of inauguration

Shemini (9:1-11:47) - (Eighth):
The Priestly service begins, Aaron’s blessing and the Divine Presence, The death of Nadab and Abihu, The commandments to Aaron against intoxicants, Disposition of the day’s offerings, The dispute between Moses and Aaron, Laws of Kashurus, Land animals, Fish, The forbidden birds, Forbidden and permissible insects, The non-kosher creatures that transmit contamination, The small creeping animals, Objects receiving contamination, Contamination of kosher animals, Prohibition of eating creeping creatures

Tazria (12:1-13:59) - (She Conceives):
Human contamination, Childbirth and purification, The basic tzaras and the procedure for verification, Baheres, S’eis, Inflammations, Burns, Tzaraas of the head or face, Baldness at the front and back of the head, The metzora’s isolation, Afflictions of garments

Metzora (14:1-15:33) - (One Being Diseased):
The first stage of the metzora’s purification, From arrogance to humility, The second stage: Shaving, The final stage of purification: Offerings, The offering of the poor metzora, Tzaraas on houses, Purification of the house, Zav and baal keri/male discharges, Niddah and zavah/female discharges

Acharei (16:1-18:30) - (After The Death):
The death of Aaron’s sons and the Yom Kippur service, The lots, The incense service, The he-goat to Azazel, Removal of the shovel and ladle, Conclusion of the service, The eternal commandment of Yom Kippur, Service outside the Tabernacle, Prohibition against eating blood, Covering blood, Forbidden practices and traditions, Forbidden relationships, Molech, Sodomy and bestiality, The holiness of the land

Kedoshim (19:1-20:27) - (Holy Ones):
Holiness, Piggul/Rejected offerings, Gifts to the poor, Honest dealings with others, Love your fellow, Kil’ayim/Forbidden mixtures, Shifchah charufah/Designated maidservant, Fruit trees, Weights and measures, Punishments, Molech, Penalties for forbidden relationships, The land and immortality, Holiness and kashrus

Emor (21:1-24:23) - (Speak):
Laws of a Kohen, Laws of the Kohen Gadol, Disqualifying blemishes, Safeguarding the sanctity of offerings and terumah, Terumah, Blemished animals, Desecration and sanctification of G-d’s Name, Festivals, Pesach, The Omer, The Omer count and Shavuos, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Succos and Shemini Atzeres, The Menorah, Showbread, The blasphemer

Behar (25:1-26:2) - (On The Mount):
Shemittah/Sabbatical Year, Yovel/Jubilee Year, Sequence of the passages, Redemption of land, Levite cities, Preventing poverty, A Jew’s Jewish "slave", Jewish slave of an idolater, Command against making idols

Bechukotai (26:3-27:34) - (By My Decrees):
Miracles of blessing and curse, The Tochachah/Admonition, The first series of punishments, The second series, The third series, The fourth series, The fifth series, The conclusion of the Admonition, Gifts to the Temple Valuations, Sanctification and redemption of animals, Redemption of houses and fields, Cherem/Segregated property, The second title, The tithe of animals

The book of Numbers (בּמדבר) is divided into the following Parshiot

Bamidbar (1:1-4:20) - (In the Wilderness):
Census in the Wilderness, The tribal leaders: Reuben, Simeon, Gad, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin, Dan, Asher, and Naphtali, The total, The Levites, The legion of G-d, The four formation: Judah’s encampment—to the east, Reuben’s encampment—to the south, Ephraim’s encampment—to the west, and Dan’s encampment—to the north, The total, The progeny of Moses and Aaron, Appointment of the Levites, The Levites replace the firstborn, Census of the Levites, Gershon, Kohath, Merari, The Israelite firstborn are redeemed, The Kohathites’ responsibilities, Special precautions for the Kohathites

Naso (4:21-7:89) - (Lift Up):
The Gershonites responsibilities, The Merarites’ responsibilities, The totals, Purification of the camp, Theft from a Jew and from a proselyte, Sotah/the wayward wife, The meal offering of jealousies, Confession, The oath, The scroll, The Nazirite, Sudden contamination, Completion of the term, The Priestly Blessings, The offerings of the tribal leaders, One each day: Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Reuben, Simeon, Gad, Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin, Dan, Asher, and Naphtali, The total, Moses enters the Tabernacle

Beha’alotcha (8:1-12:16) - (When You Set Up):
The Menorah, Consecration of the Levites, Apprenticeship and responsibility, The Pesach offering in the Wilderness, Pesach sheni/The second Pesach offering, Divine signs of the Israelites’ travels, The Trumpets, The order of breaking camp, Moses invites Jethro to join the nation, The first journey, The Ark goes forth, The complainers, Dissatisfaction with the manna, Moses’ despair, The Sanhedrin, G-d responds to the people, New prophets, The quail, Moses’ uniqueness is challenged and affirmed, Miriam is quarantined

Shelach (13:1-15:41) - (Send):
The command to send spies to Eretz Yisrael, Moses prays for Joshua, The spies' report, Caleb is shouted down, National hysteria, The people cannot be placated, Israel is threatened with extermination, Moses pleads for the people, The decree of wandering 40 years, G-d spells out the decree, A chastized nation realizes too late, The libations and challah, Atonements, Command of tzitzits

Korach (16:1-18:32) - (Korach):
Rebellion in the Wilderness, Moses summons Dathan and Abiram, G-d responds, G-d creates a phenomenon, Protest and confirmation, Moses intervenes again, A new proof of Aaron’s greatness, The fears remain, Aaron’s duty reiterated, Gifts to the Kohanim, Tithes to the Levites

Chukat (19:1-22:1) - (Decree):
The Red Cow, Miriam’s death and the lack of water, The people protest, G-d commands Moses to bring water, Moses and Aaron err and are punished, Amalek attacks, A new challenge, The song in the Book of the Wars of Hashem, The battle with Sihon, Og does battle

Balak (22:2-25:9) - (Balak):
Balaam, prophet of the nations, G-d’s ambiguous permission, G-d impedes Balaam’s path, Balaam’s she-donkey speaks, Balaam sees the angel, Balak’s rebuke, Balaam’s altar offerings, Balaam’s first blessing, Balak’s anger, Balaam’s second blessing, Balak’s anger and further request, Balaam’s third blessing, Balak’s renewed anger, Balaam’s last prophecy , ...to Israel, ...to Edom, ...to Amalek, ...and to the Kenite, Baalam’s plot, Phinehas’ zealotry

Pinchas (25:10-30:1) - (Phineas):
Phinehas’ zealotry, A new attitude toward Midian, The new census, The census total, The count of the Levites, The grievance of Zelophehad’s daughters, Laws of inheritance, G-d shows Moses the Land, Moses asks for a successor, The Tamid—Continual daily offering, The mussaf offerings: Sabbath, Rosh Chodesh/The New Moon, Pesach, Shavuos, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Succos, and Shemini Atzeres

Mattot (30:2-32:42) - (Tribes):
Vows and oaths, The battle against Midian, Moses rebukes the officers, Laws of koshering utensils, Division of the spoils, Kohanim and Levites, The soldiers’ share, The people’s share, The commanders, The request of Reuben and Gad, Moses’ objection, The request is clarified, Moses’ condition

Masei (33:1-36:13) - (Journeys):
Summary of the journey, Occupying the Land, The boundaries of Eretz Yisrael, The leadership, Cities for the Levites, Cities of refuge for unintentional murder, Intentional murder, Unintentional murder, Tribal intermarriage

The book of Deuteronomy (דברים) is divided into the following Parshiot

Devarim (1:1-3:22) - (Words):
Veiled rebuke, The appointment of judges, The mission of the spies, Esau/Seir, Moab, G-d commands Israel to march toward the Land, The first conquest Sihon, The conquest of Og, The inheritance of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh

Va’etchanan (3:23-7:11) - (And I Pleaded):
Moses prays again, Exile and return, Decrees and ordinances, From the midst of the fire, Moses would not enter the Land, Exile and return, He will not abandon you, You heard His voice, Setting aside the cities of refuge, The Ten Statements, Fire, cloud, thick smoke, "Return to your tents", The Shema, Not succumbing to prosperity, Further trust in G-d, Teaching the tradition to children, G-d will clear the way to settle in the Land

Eikev (7:12-11:25) - (Because):
The reward, The assurance, The lesson of food, A warning against the lure of prosperity, Remembering the Exodus and the tribulations in the Wilderness, Receiving the Tablets, A stiff-necked people, Repeated rebelliousness, A temporary Ark and the second Tablets, Aaron’s death, Elevation of the Levites, G-d’s reconciliation, Firsthand knowledge of G-d’s miracles, The great virtues of the Land, The second portion of the Shema

Re’eh (11:26-16:17) - (See):
Blessing and curse, Sanctity of the Land, Private altars, Permission to eat redeemed offerings, Sacred foods consumed only in Jerusalem, Permission to eat unconsecrated meat, General principles of observance, The prohibition against copying the rites of the Canaanites, A false prophet, One who entices others to go astray, The wayward city, A treasured people, Permitted and forbidden food, The second tithe, Remission of loans, To be warmhearted and openhanded to our brethren, A Jewish bondsman, The three pilgrimage festivals: Pesach, Shavuos, Succos, To come to Jerusalem with offerings

Shoftim (16:18-21:9) - (Judges):
Establishment of just courts, Blemished sacrifice, The death penalty for an idol worshiper, The rebellious elder, A king in Israel, Priestly gifts, Prophecy, G-d sends His prophets to Israel, Cities of refuge, Preserving boundaries, Conspiring witnesses, When Israel goes to war, The Kohen anointed for battle speaks to the people, Those unqualified to fight, Overtures for peace, Preservation of fruit trees, Unsolved murder: the axed heifer

Ki Teitzei (21:10-25:19) - (When You Will Go):
The woman of beautiful form, The firstborn’s inviolable right, The wayward and rebellious son, Hanging and burial, Concern for the property of another, Male and female garb, Sending the mother bird from the nest, Protective fence, Tzitzis, Defamation of a married woman, If the accusation was true, Adultery, Betrothed maiden, Forbidden and restricted marriages, Sanctity of the camp, An escaped slave, Sexual purity, Interest, Vows to G-d, A worker’s right to eat, Divorce and remarriage, Millstone, Kidnapping, Tzaraas and slander, Dignity of a debtor, Timely payment of workers, Individual responsibility, Consideration for the orphan and widow, Gifts to the poor from the harvest, Lashes, Levirate marriage and releasing the obligation, Penalty for embarrassing another, Honest weights and measures, Remembering Amalek

Ki Tavo (26:1-29:8) - (When You Enter):
First fruits, Declaration, Confession of the tithes, G-d and Israel are inseparable, The new commitment, Blessings and curses, The blessing for fulfilling the commandments, The admonition for disobedience, Moses’ final charge to the people

Nitzavim (29:9-30:20) - (Ones Standing):
Renewal of the covenant, Warning against idolatry, The eventual repentance and redemption, The Torah is accessible, Choose life

Vayeilech (31:1-30) - (Then He Went Out):
Moses takes leave, Joshua, Hakhel/The king reads Deuteronomy, Moses’ end draws near, The Torah as testimony

Haazinu (32:1-52) - (Listen):
The Song of Moses, G-d’s last commandment to Moses

Vezot Haberachah (33:1-34:12) - (And This Is The Blessing):
The Blessing of Moses: Reuben, Judah, Levi, Benjamin, Joseph, Zebulun and Issachar, Gad, Dan, Naphtali, and Asher, Epilogue: Moses blesses all of Israel, Death of Moses, The quality of Moses’ prophecy