Parashat Vayeshev 4955 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב
/ 25 Kislev 4955
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Hebcal does not take into account a correction of ten days that was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII known as the Gregorian Reformation. [1]
Parashat Vayeshev is the 9th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23; Numbers 7:1-17
Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonment after his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal of her advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah. [1]
Full Kriyah
- 1: 37:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
- 2: 37:12-22 · 11 p’sukim
- 3: 37:23-36 · 14 p’sukim
- 4: 38:1-30 · 30 p’sukim
- 5: 39:1-6 · 6 p’sukim
- 6: 39:7-23 · 17 p’sukim
- 7: 40:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
- maf*: Numbers 7:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah*:
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Vayeshev: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
List of Dates
Parashat Vayeshev is read in the Diaspora on:References
- Parashat Vayeshev from Sefaria.org
- Sefaria, Inc.
- Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23) and Haftarah (Amos 2:6-3:8): 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
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