Parashat Vayeshev / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב

Parashat Vayeshev is the 9th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 26 Kislev 5784.

Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23

Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonment after his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal of her advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah. [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: 40:20-23 · 4 p’sukim ·

N.B. special maftir in years 5784, 5787, 5788, 5791, 5794

Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8 · 19 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5784, 5787, 5788, 5791, 5794

Triennial Year 1
  1. 1: 37:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 37:4-7 · 4 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 37:8-11 · 4 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 37:12-17 · 6 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 37:18-22 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 37:23-28 · 6 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 37:29-36 · 8 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 37:34-36 · 3 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:2, 3:7-8 · 15 p’sukim

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 38:1-5 · 5 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 38:6-11 · 6 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 38:12-14 · 3 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 38:15-19 · 5 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 38:20-23 · 4 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 38:24-26 · 3 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 38:27-30 · 4 p’sukim ·
  8. maf*: Numbers 7:18-23 · 6 p’sukim ·
    *Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)

Haftarah*: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)

Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 39:1-6 · 6 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 39:7-10 · 4 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 39:11-18 · 8 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 39:19-23 · 5 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 40:1-8 · 8 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 40:9-15 · 7 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 40:16-23 · 8 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 40:20-23 · 4 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: Judges 7:9-20 · 12 p’sukim

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 37:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 37:4-7 · 4 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 37:8-11 · 4 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Vayeshev is read in Israel on:

References

Parashat Vayeshev 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
Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
Avram Israel Reisner, 2014
Vayishlach
Miketz