Parashat Vayera 5794 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּרָא
/ 20 Cheshvan 5794
Parashat Vayera is the 4th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Genesis 18:1-22:24
Vayera (“He Appeared”) opens as guests inform Abraham that Sarah will give birth. Despite Abraham’s attempts to convince God otherwise, God destroys the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sarah gives birth to Isaac, and Abraham sends away Hagar and Ishmael. At God’s command, Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac, but an angel of God tells Abraham to offer a ram instead. [1]
Full Kriyah
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: II Kings 4:1-37 · 37 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 4:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
Triennial year 3
- 1: 21:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
- 2: 21:5-13 · 9 p’sukim
- 3: 21:14-21 · 8 p’sukim
- 4: 21:22-34 · 13 p’sukim
- 5: 22:1-8 · 8 p’sukim
- 6: 22:9-19 · 11 p’sukim
- 7: 22:20-24 · 5 p’sukim
- maf: 22:20-24 · 5 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: II Kings 4:1-37 · 37 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 4:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah: II Kings 4:18-36 · 19 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Vayera: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
List of Dates
Parashat Vayera is read in Israel on:References
- Parashat Vayera from Sefaria.org
- Sefaria, Inc.
- Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24) and Haftarah (II Kings 4:1-37): The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible) (paid link)
- Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, Jewish Publication Society, 2017
- 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
- Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
- Avram Israel Reisner, 2014
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