Parashat Vayeilech / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּלֶךְ
Parashat Vayeilech is the 52nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 5 Tishrei 5786.
Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30
Vayeilech (“He Went”) opens as Moses tells the Israelites that he will not lead them into the Land of Israel, and that Joshua will take over. He instructs the Israelites to gather and read Torah publicly every seven years. At God’s command, Moses writes a poem bearing witness to God’s covenant with the Israelites. [1]
Full Kriyah
- 1: 31:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
- 2: 31:4-6 · 3 p’sukim
- 3: 31:7-9 · 3 p’sukim
- 4: 31:10-13 · 4 p’sukim
- 5: 31:14-19 · 6 p’sukim
- 6: 31:20-24 · 5 p’sukim
- 7: 31:25-30 · 6 p’sukim
- maf: 31:28-30 · 3 p’sukim
Haftarah: Isaiah 55:6-56:8 · 16 p’sukim
N.B. special Haftarah in years 5782, 5783, 5786, 5790, 5793, 5797, 5800, 5803, 5804
Triennial Year 1
Triennial Year 2
Triennial Year 3
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Vayeilech: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
List of Dates
Parashat Vayeilech is read in Israel on:References
- Parashat Vayeilech from Sefaria.org
- Sefaria, Inc.
- Vayeilech (Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30) and Haftarah (Isaiah 55:6-56:8): 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
- Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
- Avram Israel Reisner, 2014
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