Parashat Vayetzei 5608 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּצֵא

20 November 1847 / 12 Kislev 5608

Parashat Vayetzei is the 7th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3

Vayetzei (“He Went Out”) opens as Jacob dreams about angels going up and down a ladder, and then continues on his journey toward the home of his uncle Laban. During years of indentured servitude, Jacob marries Laban’s daughters Leah and Rachel, bearing children with them and with their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah. ^[1]

Full Kriyah

1. 1: 28:10-22 · 13 p’sukim ·
2. 2: 29:1-17 · 17 p’sukim ·
3. 3: 29:18-30:13 · 31 p’sukim ·
4. 4: 30:14-27 · 14 p’sukim ·
5. 5: 30:28-31:16 · 32 p’sukim ·
6. 6: 31:17-42 · 26 p’sukim ·
7. 7: 31:43-32:3 · 15 p’sukim ·
8. maf: 32:1-3 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Hosea 12:13-14:10 · 28 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Hosea 11:7-12:12 · 17 p’sukim

References

Parashat Vayetzei from Sefaria.org

Sefaria, Inc.

The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)

Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993