Parashat Chayei Sara / פָּרָשַׁת חַיֵּי שָֹרָה

Parashat Chayei Sara is the 5th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 24 Cheshvan 5786.

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 1
  1. 1: 23:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
  2. 2: 23:5-7 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: 23:8-12 · 5 p’sukim
  4. 4: 23:13-16 · 4 p’sukim
  5. 5: 23:17-20 · 4 p’sukim
  6. 6: 24:1-4 · 4 p’sukim
  7. 7: 24:5-9 · 5 p’sukim
  8. maf: 24:5-9 · 5 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: Isaiah 51:1-11 · 11 p’sukim

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 24:10-14 · 5 p’sukim
  2. 2: 24:15-20 · 6 p’sukim
  3. 3: 24:21-26 · 6 p’sukim
  4. 4: 24:27-33 · 7 p’sukim
  5. 5: 24:34-41 · 8 p’sukim
  6. 6: 24:42-49 · 8 p’sukim
  7. 7: 24:50-52 · 3 p’sukim
  8. maf: 24:50-52 · 3 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: I Samuel 14:1-12 · 12 p’sukim

Triennial Year 3
  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

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

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 23:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
  2. 2: 23:8-12 · 5 p’sukim
  3. 3: 23:13-16 · 4 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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