Parashat Vayigash - פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ
Vayigash (“He Approached”) opens as Judah pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin as a prisoner. Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers, crying and kissing them. The brothers bring Jacob from Canaan to Egypt, and Jacob and his children settle in Goshen. The portion ends as Joseph buys most of Egypt’s land in exchange for food.
Torah Portion: Genesis 44:18-47:27
Parashat Vayigash is the 11th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on December 27th, 2025 / 7 Tevet 5786
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
44:18 - 44:30· 13 p’sukim
2:
44:31 - 45:7· 11 p’sukim
3:
45:8 - 45:18· 11 p’sukim
4:
45:19 - 45:27· 9 p’sukim
5:
45:28 - 46:27· 28 p’sukim
6:
46:28 - 47:10· 17 p’sukim
7:
47:11 - 47:27· 17 p’sukim
Maftir:
47:25 - 47:27· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Ezekiel 37:15 - 37:28· 14 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
December 27th, 2025
1:
44:18 - 44:20· 3 p’sukim
2:
44:21 - 44:24· 4 p’sukim
3:
44:25 - 44:30· 6 p’sukim
4:
44:31 - 44:34· 4 p’sukim
5:
45:1 - 45:7· 7 p’sukim
6:
45:8 - 45:18· 11 p’sukim
7:
45:19 - 45:27· 9 p’sukim
Maftir:
45:25 - 45:27· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Ezekiel 37:15 - 37:28· 14 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
December 19th, 2026
1:
45:28 - 46:4· 5 p’sukim
2:
46:5 - 46:7· 3 p’sukim
3:
46:8 - 46:11· 4 p’sukim
4:
46:12 - 46:15· 4 p’sukim
5:
46:16 - 46:18· 3 p’sukim
6:
46:19 - 46:22· 4 p’sukim
7:
46:23 - 46:27· 5 p’sukim
Maftir:
46:23 - 46:27· 5 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Zechariah 10:3 - 10:12· 10 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
January 8th, 2028
1:
46:28 - 46:30· 3 p’sukim
2:
46:31 - 46:34· 4 p’sukim
3:
47:1 - 47:6· 6 p’sukim
4:
47:7 - 47:10· 4 p’sukim
5:
47:11 - 47:19· 9 p’sukim
6:
47:20 - 47:22· 3 p’sukim
7:
47:23 - 47:27· 5 p’sukim
Maftir:
47:25 - 47:27· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Isaiah 41:1 - 41:10· 10 p’sukim