Parashat Chayei Sara 5792 / פָּרָשַׁת חַיֵּי שָֹרָה

/ 22 Cheshvan 5792

Parashat Chayei Sara is the 5th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Genesis 23:1-25:18

Chayei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The servant meets Rebecca at a well, and Rebecca returns with the servant to marry Isaac. Abraham remarries, has more children, and dies at age 175. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 23:1-16 · 16 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 23:17-24:9 · 13 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 24:10-26 · 17 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 24:27-52 · 26 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 24:53-67 · 15 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 25:1-11 · 11 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 25:12-18 · 7 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 25:16-18 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: I Kings 1:1-31 · 31 p’sukim

Triennial year 1
  1. 1: 23:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 23:5-7 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 23:8-12 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 23:13-16 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 23:17-20 · 4 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 24:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 24:5-9 · 5 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 24:5-9 · 5 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: Isaiah 51:1-11 · 11 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Chayei Sara is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Chayei Sara from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993
A Complete Triennial System for Reading the Torah
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, 1988
Modification of the Triennial Cycle Readings for Combined Parashot in Certain Years
Rabbi Miles B. Cohen, 2020
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