Parashat Chayei Sara - פָּרָשַׁת חַיֵּי שָֹרָה
Chayei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The servant meets Rebecca at a well, and Rebecca returns with the servant to marry Isaac. Abraham remarries, has more children, and dies at age 175.
Torah Portion: Genesis 23:1-25:18
Parashat Chayei Sara is the 5th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on November 23rd 2024 / 22 Cheshvan 5785
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
23:1 - 23:16· 16 p’sukim
2:
23:17 - 24:9· 13 p’sukim
3:
24:10 - 24:26· 17 p’sukim
4:
24:27 - 24:52· 26 p’sukim
5:
24:53 - 24:67· 15 p’sukim
6:
25:1 - 25:11· 11 p’sukim
7:
25:12 - 25:18· 7 p’sukim
Maftir:
25:16 - 25:18· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
I Kings 1:1 - 1:31· 31 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
November 19th 2022
1:
23:1 - 23:4· 4 p’sukim
2:
23:5 - 23:7· 3 p’sukim
3:
23:8 - 23:12· 5 p’sukim
4:
23:13 - 23:16· 4 p’sukim
5:
23:17 - 23:20· 4 p’sukim
6:
24:1 - 24:4· 4 p’sukim
7:
24:5 - 24:9· 5 p’sukim
Maftir:
24:5 - 24:9· 5 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Isaiah 51:1 - 51:11· 11 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
November 11th 2023
1:
24:10 - 24:14· 5 p’sukim
2:
24:15 - 24:20· 6 p’sukim
3:
24:21 - 24:26· 6 p’sukim
4:
24:27 - 24:33· 7 p’sukim
5:
24:34 - 24:41· 8 p’sukim
6:
24:42 - 24:49· 8 p’sukim
7:
24:50 - 24:52· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
24:50 - 24:52· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
I Samuel 14:1 - 14:12· 12 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
November 23rd 2024
1:
24:53 - 24:58· 6 p’sukim
2:
24:59 - 24:61· 3 p’sukim
3:
24:62 - 24:67· 6 p’sukim
4:
25:1 - 25:6· 6 p’sukim
5:
25:7 - 25:11· 5 p’sukim
6:
25:12 - 25:15· 4 p’sukim
7:
25:16 - 25:18· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
25:16 - 25:18· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
I Kings 1:11 - 1:31· 21 p’sukim