Parashat Vayakhel / פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל

Parashat Vayakhel is the 22nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 22 Adar 5785.

Torah Portion: Exodus 35:1-38:20

Vayakhel (“He Assembled”) opens as God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the people donate. A group of artisans designated by God begin building the Mishkan and its vessels. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 35:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
  2. 2: 35:21-29 · 9 p’sukim
  3. 3: 35:30-36:7 · 13 p’sukim
  4. 4: 36:8-19 · 12 p’sukim
  5. 5: 36:20-37:16 · 35 p’sukim
  6. 6: 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim
  7. 7: 38:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
  8. maf: 38:18-20 · 3 p’sukim

N.B. special maftir in years 5782, 5783, 5784, 5785, 5786, 5787, 5788, 5789, 5790, 5791, 5792, 5793, 5794, 5796, 5797, 5799, 5800, 5801, 5802, 5803, 5804, 5805

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: I Kings 7:40-50 · 11 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: I Kings 7:13-26 · 14 p’sukim

N.B. special Haftarah in years 5782, 5783, 5784, 5785, 5786, 5787, 5788, 5789, 5790, 5791, 5792, 5793, 5794, 5796, 5797, 5799, 5800, 5801, 5802, 5803, 5804, 5805

Triennial Year 1

See Vayakhel-Pekudei 5783

Triennial Year 2
  1. 1: 35:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: 35:4-10 · 7 p’sukim
  3. 3: 35:11-20 · 10 p’sukim
  4. 4: 35:21-29 · 9 p’sukim
  5. 5: 35:30-35 · 6 p’sukim
  6. 6: 36:1-7 · 7 p’sukim
  7. 7: 36:8-19 · 12 p’sukim
  8. maf*: 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Shekalim

Haftarah*: II Kings 12:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim

Triennial Year 3
  1. 1: 36:20-30 · 11 p’sukim
  2. 2: 36:31-38 · 8 p’sukim
  3. 3: 37:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  4. 4: 37:17-24 · 8 p’sukim
  5. 5: 37:25-29 · 5 p’sukim
  6. 6: 38:1-8 · 8 p’sukim
  7. 7: 38:9-20 · 12 p’sukim
  8. maf*: Numbers 19:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Parah

Haftarah*: Ezekiel 36:16-38 · 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat Parah

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 35:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: 35:4-10 · 7 p’sukim
  3. 3: 35:11-20 · 10 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

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

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

List of Dates

Parashat Vayakhel is read in Israel on:

References

Parashat Vayakhel from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Vayakhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20) and Haftarah (I Kings 7:40-50): 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
Modification of the Triennial Cycle Readings for Combined Parashot in Certain Years
Rabbi Miles B. Cohen, 2020
An Emendation to Richard Eisenberg’s Complete Triennial System for Reading Torah, to Address a Rare Situation
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, 2012
Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
Avram Israel Reisner, 2014

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