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Parashah, parashiyot

The weekly sections read each Shabbat. There are 54 parashiyot that are read over the course of a year. A parashah is approximately 3-6 chapters long.

Pentateuch

(from the Greek, penta-) comes from the word for five (like Humash- see above). The Pentateuch volume also typically contains the weekly Haftarah readings associated with each Shabbat.

is approximately 3-6 chapters long.

Pirkei Avot

(lit. Chapters of our Fathers, or better, Ethics of our Sages) a short, atypical Masechet of the Mishnah which includes pithy sayings, and ethical aphorisms on how to live.