Parashat Vayeshev 5788 / פרשת וַיֵּשֶׁב

Read on 25 December 2027 (25 Kislev 5788).

Parashat Vayeshev is the 9th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23

Parashat Vayeshev tells the stories of how Jacob's other sons sold Joseph into captivity in Egypt, how Judah wronged his daughter-in-law Tamar who then tricked him into fulfilling his oath, and how Joseph served Potiphar and was imprisoned when falsely accused of assaulting Potiphar's wife. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 37:1-11 (11 p'sukim)
  2. 2: 37:12-22 (11 p'sukim)
  3. 3: 37:23-36 (14 p'sukim)
  4. 4: 38:1-30 (30 p'sukim)
  5. 5: 39:1-6 (6 p'sukim)
  6. 6: 39:7-23 (17 p'sukim)
  7. 7: 40:1-23 (23 p'sukim)
  8. maf: Numbers 7:1-17 (17 p'sukim) - Chanukah (Day 1)
Triennial - year 3
  1. 1: 39:1-6 (6 v.)
  2. 2: 39:7-10 (4 v.)
  3. 3: 39:11-18 (8 v.)
  4. 4: 39:19-23 (5 v.)
  5. 5: 40:1-8 (8 v.)
  6. 6: 40:9-15 (7 v.)
  7. 7: 40:16-23 (8 v.)
  8. maf: Numbers 7:1-17 (17 v.) - Chanukah (Day 1)

Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 (21 p'sukim) - Shabbat Chanukah

Regular Haftarah for Vayeshev: Amos 2:6 - 3:8

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Vayeshev is read in the Diaspora on:

References

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
"Vayeshev from Wikipedia" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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