Parashat Vayakhel 5782 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל

/ 25 Adar I 5782

Parashat Vayakhel is the 22nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Exodus 35:1-38:20, 30:11-16

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]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 35:1-20 · 20 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 35:21-29 · 9 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 35:30-36:7 · 13 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 36:8-19 · 12 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 36:20-37:16 · 35 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 38:1-20 · 20 p’sukim ·
  8. maf*: 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim ·
    *Shabbat Shekalim

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: II Kings 12:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim

Haftarah for Sephardim*: I Kings 7:13-26 · 14 p’sukim

Triennial year 3
  1. 1: 36:20-30 · 11 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 36:31-38 · 8 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 37:1-16 · 16 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 37:17-24 · 8 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 37:25-29 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 38:1-8 · 8 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 38:9-20 · 12 p’sukim ·
  8. maf*: 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim ·
    *Shabbat Shekalim

Alternate Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:1-9 · 9 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Vayakhel is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Vayakhel 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
An Emendation to Richard Eisenberg’s Complete Triennial System for Reading Torah, to Address a Rare Situation
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, 2012
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