Parashat Vayeilech is the 52nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read in the Diaspora on / 23 Elul 5783.
Vayeilech (“He Went”) opens as Moses tells the Israelites that he will not lead them into the Land of Israel, and that Joshua will take over. He instructs the Israelites to gather and read Torah publicly every seven years. At God’s command, Moses writes a poem bearing witness to God’s covenant with the Israelites. [1]
Haftarah: Isaiah 55:6-56:8 · 16 p’sukim
N.B. special Haftarah in years 5782, 5783, 5786, 5790, 5793, 5797
Haftarah*:
Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20
· 12 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shuva (with Vayeilech)