Parashat Vayeilech 5786 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּלֶךְ

/ 5 Tishrei 5786

Parashat Vayeilech is the 52nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30

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]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 31:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 31:4-6 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 31:7-9 · 3 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 31:10-13 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 31:14-19 · 6 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 31:20-24 · 5 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 31:25-30 · 6 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 31:28-30 · 3 p’sukim ·
Triennial

See Diaspora reading

Haftarah*: Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27 · 25 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shuva

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 31:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 31:4-6 · 3 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 31:7-13 · 7 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Vayeilech is read in Israel on:

References

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