Finish the whole Tanach
this year.
Two chapters of Nach a day and the weekly Parsha.
The arithmetic
365 × 2 = 730
chapters covered
+ 12 = 742
chapters in Nach
The last twelve come from a few extra Tehillim, or Megillas Esther and one other Megillah in its time.
On Reading
וְחַיִּיב לְחַלֵּק אֶת זְמַן לִמּוּדוֹ לִשְׁלֹשָׁה · שְׁלִישׁ בַּתּוֹרָה שֶׁבִּכְתָב
“A person is obligated to divide his study time in three: one third to the Written Torah, one third to the Oral Torah, and one third to understanding one matter from another.”
Rambam · Mishneh Torah · Hilchot Talmud Torah 1:11
The Shulchan Aruch clarifies that מִקְרָא, the Written Torah, means the twenty-four books of Tanach in full.
Shulchan Aruch · Yoreh De'ah 246:4
מַה כַּלָּה מִתְקַשֶּׁטֶת בְּכ״ד קִשּׁוּטִין, אַף תַּלְמִיד חָכָם צָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת בָּקִי בְּכ״ד סְפָרִים
“Just as a bride adorns herself with twenty-four ornaments, so too, a Torah scholar must be proficient in the twenty four books of Tanakh.”
Rashi · Shemot 31:18
הִנֵּה מַה שֶּׁצָּרִיךְ כָּל הָרוֹצֶה לִהְיוֹת חָכָם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לָדַעַת תְּחִלָּה, הוּא כ״ד הַסְּפָרִים
“What is necessary for anyone who wishes to be considered wise in Israel is first to know the twenty-four books of Tanakh.”
Ramchal · Derech Chochma · Chapter 5
