Parashat Chayei Sara 6055 / פָּרָשַׁת חַיֵּי שָֹרָה

/ 27 Cheshvan 6055 (Diaspora)

Parashat Chayei Sara is the 5th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

This page displays the Diaspora Torah reading for Chayei Sara 6055. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in modern Israel.

Torah Portion: Genesis 23:1-25:18

Chayei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The servant meets Rebecca at a well, and Rebecca returns with the servant to marry Isaac. Abraham remarries, has more children, and dies at age 175. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 23:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  2. 2: 23:17-24:9 · 13 p’sukim
  3. 3: 24:10-26 · 17 p’sukim
  4. 4: 24:27-52 · 26 p’sukim
  5. 5: 24:53-67 · 15 p’sukim
  6. 6: 25:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
  7. 7: 25:12-18 · 7 p’sukim
  8. maf: 25:16-18 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Kings 1:1-31 · 31 p’sukim

Triennial year 3

N.B. the following is read in the Diaspora for 6055.
See also Chayei Sara 6055 Israel

  1. 1: 24:53-58 · 6 p’sukim
  2. 2: 24:59-61 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: 24:62-67 · 6 p’sukim
  4. 4: 25:1-6 · 6 p’sukim
  5. 5: 25:7-11 · 5 p’sukim
  6. 6: 25:12-15 · 4 p’sukim
  7. 7: 25:16-18 · 3 p’sukim
  8. maf: 25:16-18 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Kings 1:1-31 · 31 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: I Kings 1:11-31 · 21 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

Chayei Sara: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)

Chayei Sara: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible)

List of Dates

Parashat Chayei Sara is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Chayei Sara from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Chayei Sara (Genesis 23:1-25:18) and Haftarah (I Kings 1:1-31): 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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