Editing Weekly Torah portion (section)

{{Short description|Jewish lectionary section}}
[[File:YanovTorah.JPG|thumb|right|A Torah scroll and silver pointer (''[[yad]]'') used in [[Torah reading|reading]].]]

The '''weekly Torah portion''' refers to a lectionary custom in [[Judaism]] in which a portion of the [[Torah]] (or Pentateuch) is read during [[Jewish prayer]] services on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. The full name, ''Parashat HaShavua'' ({{langx|he|פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ}}), is popularly abbreviated to '''''[[parashah]]''''' (also ''parshah'' {{IPAc-en|p|ɑː|r|ʃ|ə}} or '''parsha'''), and is also known as a '''[[Seder (Bible)|Sidra]]''' or '''Sedra''' {{IPAc-en|s|ɛ|d|r|ə}}. The ''parashah'' is a section of the Torah used in Jewish liturgy during a particular week. There are 54 parshas, or ''parashiyot'' in [[Hebrew]], and the full cycle is read over the course of one Biblical year.