Parashat Vayakhel 5793 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל

/ 27 Adar I 5793

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

Torah Portion: Exodus 35:1-38:20

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
Triennial

See Diaspora reading

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

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

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 35:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 35:4-10 · 7 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 35:11-20 · 10 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Vayakhel is read in Israel on:

References

The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993
Parashat Vayakhel from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.