Weekly Torah readings in Cheshvan

thumb|''Noah's Ark'' (1846 painting by Edward Hicks)

Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of weekly Torah reading

thumb|350px|The Meeting between Abraham and Melchizedek (Rubens)|The Meeting between Abraham and Melchizedek (painting circa 1625 by [[Peter Paul Rubens)]] Lech-Lecha, Lekh-Lekha, or '''Lech-L'cha' (—the fifth and sixth words) is the third weekly Torah portion (, parashah'') in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 12:1–17:27. The parashah tells the stories of God's calling of Abram, Abram's passing off his wife Sarai as his sister, Abram's dividing the land with his nephew Lot, the war between the four kings and the five, the covenant between the pieces, Sarai's te

Toledot, Toldot, Toldos, or Toldoth (—Hebrew for "generations" or "descendants," the second word and the first distinctive word in the parashah) is the sixth weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The parashah tells of the conflict between Jacob and Esau, Isaac's passing off his wife Rebekah as his sister, and Isaac's blessing of his sons.

thumb|The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (1852 painting by John Martin (painter)|John Martin) Vayeira, Vayera, or '''' (—Hebrew for "and He appeared," the first word in the parashah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion (, parashah'') in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 18:1–22:24. The parashah tells the stories of Abraham's three visitors, Abraham's bargaining with God over Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot's two visitors, Lot's bargaining with the Sodomites, Lot's flight, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, how Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father, how Ab