Parashat Vayechi / פָּרָשַׁת וַיְחִי

Parashat Vayechi is the 12th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 14 Tevet 5783.

Torah Portion: Genesis 47:28-50:26

Vayechi (“He Lived”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Genesis. It opens as Jacob prepares for his death, making his son Joseph swear to bury him in the Cave of Machpelah. Jacob blesses Joseph’s two sons and his own 12 sons and then dies. Jacob’s sons bury him. The portion ends with Joseph’s death. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 47:28-48:9 · 13 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 48:10-16 · 7 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 48:17-22 · 6 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 49:1-18 · 18 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 49:19-26 · 8 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 49:27-50:20 · 27 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 50:21-26 · 6 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 50:23-26 · 4 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: I Kings 2:1-12 · 12 p’sukim

Triennial Year 1
  1. 1: 47:28-31 · 4 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 48:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 48:4-9 · 6 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 48:10-13 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 48:14-16 · 3 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 48:17-19 · 3 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 48:20-22 · 3 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 48:20-22 · 3 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: Amos 5:4-15 · 12 p’sukim

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 49:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 49:5-7 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 49:8-12 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 49:13-15 · 3 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 49:16-18 · 3 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 49:19-21 · 3 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 49:22-26 · 5 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 49:22-26 · 5 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: I Kings 2:1-12 · 12 p’sukim

Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 49:27-30 · 4 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 49:31-33 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 50:1-6 · 6 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 50:7-9 · 3 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 50:10-14 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 50:15-20 · 6 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 50:21-26 · 6 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 50:23-26 · 4 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: II Samuel 1:12, 1:17-27 · 12 p’sukim

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 47:28-31 · 4 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 48:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 48:4-9 · 6 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Vayechi is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Vayechi 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
Vayigash
Shemot