Triennial Cycle - 2016-17 - Genesis September 18, 2016 - Rosh Hashannah Torah Reading - Gen. 1:1 2:3 - Creation Psalm 1 Haftorah - Isaiah 42:5-13 + 21; Isaiah 44:24 45:5, 7; Isaiah 45:18-25; 46:9-10 Isaiah 65:17-25; 66:22 Special: Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20 September 25, 2016 - Yom Kippur October 2, 2016 - Gen. 2:4 3:21 - Adam and Eve, the Fall Psalm 2 Haftorah - Isaiah 51:6-16 Isaiah 40:26 41:4 October 9, 2016 - Feast of Tabernacles October 16, 2016 - Gen. 3:22 4:26 - Banished from Eden, Cain & Abel Psalm 3 Haftorah - (1) Ezekiel 28:13-19 + 24-26 October 23, 2016 - Gen. 5:1 6:8 - Adam s generations, the Nephilim Psalm 4 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 29:18-24; 30:15 October 30, 2016 - Gen. 6:9 7:24 - Noah and the flood Psalm 5 Haftorah - Isaiah 54:9-17 + 55:5 Isaiah 60:18 61:4 + 9 November 6, 2016 - Gen. 8:1 14 - The Flood Subsides
Psalm 6 Haftorah - Habakkuk 3:2-10 + 19 November 13, 2016 - Gen. 8:15 9:17 - Leaving the Ark, Sign of the Covenant Psalm 6 again Haftorah - Jeremiah 31:19-26 + 34-35 November 20, 2016 - Gen. 9:18 10:32 - Shem, Ham & Japheth, Table of Nations Psalm 7 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 49:9-17 + 23 (2) Micah 7:9-17 + 20 November 27, 2016 - Gen. 11:1-32 - Tower of Babel, Abram s ancestors and family Psalm 8 Haftorah - Zephaniah 3:9-17 + 20 Jeremiah 30:20 31:3 + 9 December 4 - Gen. 12:1 9 - The Call of Abraham Psalm 9 Haftorah - Joshua 24:3-10 + 14 December 11 - Gen. 12:10 13:18 - To Egypt, Abram & Lot Psalm 9 again Haftorah - Isaiah 65:8-16 + 23 December 18, 2016 - Hanukkah Gen. 14:1-24 - Abram rescues Lot, Melchizadek Psalm 10 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 41:2-5 + 8-13 (2) Zechariah 9:10 10:1 + 12 (3) Micah 4:11 5:6 December 25, 2016 - Christmas
2017 January 1, 2017 - Gen. 15:1-21 - Abraham s Horror of Great Darkness, Covenant Psalm 11 Isaiah 1:1-8 + 2:2-3 January 8, 2017 - Gen. 16:1-16 - Hagar & Ishmael Psalm 11 again Haftorah - Isaiah 40:10-18 + 21 + 31 Jeremiah 31:15-19 + 22-25 + 36 January 15, 2017 - Gen. 17:1-27 - Covenant of Circumcision Psalm 12 Haftorah - Jeremiah 33:25 34:5 + 34:8-13 Isaiah 54:10 55:3 2 Kings 20:3-11 + 19 January 22, 2017 - Gen. 18:1-33 - Sarah laughs, Abraham pleads for Sodom Psalm 13 Haftorah - Isaiah 33:17-24 + 35:2 Malachi 3:18-24 January 29, 2017 - Gen. 19:1-38 - Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed Psalm 14 Haftorah - Isaiah 17:14-18:7 + 19:25 Judges 19:16-24 + 20:27 February 5, 2017 - Gen. 20:1-18 - Abraham and Abimelek Psalm 15 Haftorah - Isaiah 61:9-11 + 62:5-12 Judges 9:21-28 + 56-57 February 12, 2017 - Gen. 21:1-34 - The Birth of Isaac, Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away
Psalm 15 again Haftorah - Isaiah 65:22 66:5 + 10-11 February 19, 2017 - Gen. 22:1 23:20 - Sacrifice of Isaac, Death of Sarah Psalm 16 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 33:7-16 + 22 (2) Judges 3:1-9 + 15 (3) 1 Kings 10:1-9 +23-24 February 26, 2017 - Gen. 24:1-41 - Rebekah Chosen by Eleazer Psalm 17 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 51:2-11 (2) 1 Kings 1:1-8 + 30-31 March 5, 2017 - Gen. 24:42-67 - Isaac marries Rebekah Psalm 18 Haftorah - Isaiah 12:3 13:4; March 12, 2017 - Purim March 19, 2017 - Gen. 25:1-18 - Death of Abraham, Ishmaels Sons Psalm 18 again Haftorah - Isaiah 14:1-2 March 26, 2017 - Gen. 25:19 26:11 - Jacob and Esau, Isaac and Abimelek Psalm 19 Haftorah - Isaiah 65:23 66:2 + 9-13 1 Kings 1:1-8 + 30-31 April 2, 2017 - Gen. 26:12-35 - The Well of Rehoboth Psalm 20 Haftorah - Isaiah 62:8 63:7
April 9, 2017 - Gen. 27:1-27 - Jacob Takes Esau s Blessing Psalm 21 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 46:4-13 + 47:4 (2) 1 Samuel 4:15 5:1 + 6:14 (3) 1 Samuel 2:22-30 + 35 (4) Joshua 23:1-10 April 16, 2017 - Passover April 23, 2017 - Gen. 27:28 28:9 - Esau wants blessing - Jacob goes to Laban. Esau takes wives from Ishmael. Psalm 22 Haftorah - Micah 5:6-14 + 6:8 April 30, 2017 - Gen. 28:10 29:30 - Jacob s Dream at Bethel, Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel Psalm 23 Haftorah - (1) Hosea 12:13 13:5 + 14:9-10 May 7, 2017 - Gen. 29:31 30:21 - Jacob s Children by Leah Psalm 24 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 60:15-22 + 61:8-9 (2) 1 Samuel 1:2-11 + 2:28 May 14, 2017 - Pentecost - Gen. 30:22 31:2 - Rachel Conceives, Jacob s Flocks Increase Psalm 25 Haftorah - (1) 1 Samuel 1:11-22 (2) Isaiah 4:1 5:3 + 16 (3) Isaiah 25:8 26:4 + 27:13 May 21, 2017 - Gen. 31:3 32:3 - Jacob Flees From Laban Psalm 26 Haftorah - (1) Jeremiah 30:10-18 + 22-25 (2) Micah 6:3-9 + 7:18-20
May 28, 2017 - Gen. 32:4 33:17 - Jacob Wrestles With God Psalm 27 Haftorah - (1) Obadiah 1:1-9 + 21 (2) Isaiah 21:11-17 + 22:21-23 (3) Joel 4:13-21 + Amos 1:11-12 June 4, 2017 - Gen. 33:18 35:8 - The Rape of Dinah, Jacob Disposes of Strange Gods Psalm 28 Haftorah - (1) Nahum 1:12 2:6 + 14 June 11, 2017 - Gen. 35:9 36:43 - Jacob becomes Israel, Esau s Descendants Psalm 29 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 43:1-7 + 19-21 (2) Isaiah 61:2-9 + 62:1-2 June 18, 2017 - Gen. 37:1-36 - Joseph Dreams & Sold by his Brothers Psalm 30 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 32:18 33:6 + 15 June 25, 2017 - Gen. 38:1-30 - Judah and Tamar Psalm 31 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 37:31-35 + 38:1-6 (2) Hosea 12:1-9 + 14:9-10 July 2, 2017 - Gen. 39:1 23 - Joseph and Potiphar s Wife Psalm 32 Haftorah - Isaiah 52:3-10 + 53:4-5 July 9, 2017 - Gen. 40:1-23 - Fast of Tammuz - The Cupbearer and the Baker Psalm 32 again Haftorah - Isaiah 55:11 56:8
July 16, 2017 - Gen. 41:1-37 - Pharaoh s Dreams Psalm 33 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 29:8-19 (2) Haggai 1:1-8 + 2:6-7 July 23, 2017 - Gen. 41:38 57 - Joseph Elevated Psalm 34 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 11:2-10 + 16 July 30, 2017 - Fast of Ab - no readings August 6, 2017 - Gen. 42:1 17 - Joseph s Brothers Go to Egypt Psalm 34 again Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 11:2-10 + 16? August 13, 2017 - Gen. 42:18 43:13 - Fat and lean years, treasure in brother's sacks Psalm 35 Haftorah - Isaiah 50:10 51:7 + 11 Hosea 6:2-11 August 20, 2017 - Gen. 43:14 44:17 - Joseph's cup is in brother's bag Psalm 36 Haftorah - (1) Jeremiah 42:12-20 + 43:12 (2) 1 Kings 8:50-58 + 66 (3) Isaiah 49:14-23 August 27, 2017 - Gen. 44:18 46:27 - Joseph Revealed to His Brothers Psalm 37 Haftorah - (1) Joshua 14:6-15 (2) Jeremiah 30:21 31:5 + 19 (3) 1 Kings 18:36-46
September 3, 2017 - Rosh Hashanah - Gen. 46:28 47:31 - Joseph deals with famine Psalm 38 Haftorah - (1) Zechariah 10:6-12 + 11:4-11 (2) Hosea 10:11-11:1 + 8-11 (3) Malachi 2:4-10 + 3:1-4 September 10 - Gen. 48:1-22 - Jacob blesses 2 grandsons Psalm 39 Haftorah - (1) 2 Kings 13:14-23 September 17, 2017 - Yom Kippur - Gen. 49:1-26 - Jacob's blessing and death Psalm 40 Haftorah - (1) Isaiah 43:22 44:2 + 6 (2) Isaiah 55:3-12 + 56:8 (3) Isaiah 48:12-20 + 49:13 September 24, 2017 - Gen. 49:27 50:26 - Joseph dies Psalm 41 Haftorah - (1) Zechariah 14:1-11 (2) 1 Samuel 9:1-10 September 30, 2017 - Tabernacles Celebrate completion of Genesis!