Parashat Vayakhel is the 22nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read in the Diaspora on / 25 Adar 5783.
Vayakhel (“He Assembled”) opens as God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the people donate. A group of artisans designated by God begin building the Mishkan and its vessels. [1]
Haftarah*:
II Kings 12:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim
Haftarah*:
Ezekiel 36:16-38
· 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat Parah
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: I Kings 7:40-50 · 11 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: I Kings 7:13-26 · 14 p’sukim