שׁמות- Sefer Shemot (Exodus)

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	Sefer Shemot -

	The Book of Exodus

	The Book of Exodus (i.e., Sefer Shemot [סֵפֶר שְׁמוֹת]) tells the story of how the family of Jacob became a great nation. Some of the greatest narratives of all the Scriptures are found in the Book of Exodus, including the Israelites' enslavement and subsequent deliverance with the ten plagues by the hand of the LORD. After the original Passover, Moses then leads the people out of Egypt, crossing the Sea of Reeds. The Jewish people arrive at Mount Sinai, where they receive the Torah. While Moses is on the mountain, the people worship a Golden Calf, and a period of repentance occurs until the covenant is reestablished. The remainder of the book describes the details and construction of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). There are forty chapters in the Book of Exodus (16,723 words, 63,529 letters), divided into eleven weekly readings:

13	Shemot	Names	Exodus 1:1-6:1
14	Va'era	And I appeared	Exodus 6:2-9:35
15	Bo	Enter!	Exodus 10:1-13:16
16	Beshalach	When he let go	Exodus 13:17-17:16
17	Yitro	Jethro	Exodus 18:1-20:26
18	Mishpatim	Judgements	Exodus 21:1-24:18
19	Terumah	Contribution	Exodus 25:1-27:19
20	Tetzaveh	You shall command	Exodus 27:20-30:10
21	Ki Tisa	When you take	Exodus 30:11-34:35
22	Vayakhel *	And he assembled	Exodus 35:1-38:20
23	Pekudei	Accountings of	Exodus 38:21-40:38

* Portions marked with an asterisk may be added to the following week's readings. On leap years 52 weeks are available for the 54 readings (2 weeks have double portions), and on non leap years, only 48 weeks are available (6 weeks have double portions).

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