Parashat Vayakhel - פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל
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.
Torah Portion: Exodus 35:1-38:20
Parashat Vayakhel is the 22nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on March 22nd 2025 / 22 Adar 5785
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
35:1 - 35:20· 20 p’sukim
2:
35:21 - 35:29· 9 p’sukim
3:
35:30 - 36:7· 13 p’sukim
4:
36:8 - 36:19· 12 p’sukim
5:
36:20 - 37:16· 35 p’sukim
6:
37:17 - 37:29· 13 p’sukim
7:
38:1 - 38:20· 20 p’sukim
Maftir:
38:18 - 38:20· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim:
I Kings 7:13 - 7:26· 14 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim:
I Kings 7:40 - 7:50· 11 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
Read Together in 2023/5783
Vayakhel and Pekudei are read together for Triennial Year 1.
- Triennial Year 2
March 9th 2024
1:
35:1 - 35:3· 3 p’sukim
2:
35:4 - 35:10· 7 p’sukim
3:
35:11 - 35:20· 10 p’sukim
4:
35:21 - 35:29· 9 p’sukim
5:
35:30 - 35:35· 6 p’sukim
6:
36:1 - 36:7· 7 p’sukim
7:
36:8 - 36:19· 12 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
March 22nd 2025
1:
36:20 - 36:30· 11 p’sukim
2:
36:31 - 36:38· 8 p’sukim
3:
37:1 - 37:16· 16 p’sukim
4:
37:17 - 37:24· 8 p’sukim
5:
37:25 - 37:29· 5 p’sukim
6:
38:1 - 38:8· 8 p’sukim
7:
38:9 - 38:20· 12 p’sukim