Parashat Vayechi - פָּרָשַׁת וַיְחִי
Vayechi (“He Lived”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Genesis. It opens as Jacob prepares for his death, making his son Joseph swear to bury him in the Cave of Machpelah. Jacob blesses Joseph’s two sons and his own 12 sons and then dies. Jacob’s sons bury him. The portion ends with Joseph’s death.
Torah Portion: Genesis 47:28-50:26
Parashat Vayechi is the 12th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on January 3rd, 2026 / 14 Tevet 5786
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
47:28 - 48:9· 13 p’sukim
2:
48:10 - 48:16· 7 p’sukim
3:
48:17 - 48:22· 6 p’sukim
4:
49:1 - 49:18· 18 p’sukim
5:
49:19 - 49:26· 8 p’sukim
6:
49:27 - 50:20· 27 p’sukim
7:
50:21 - 50:26· 6 p’sukim
Maftir:
50:23 - 50:26· 4 p’sukim
Haftarah:
I Kings 2:1 - 2:12· 12 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
January 3rd, 2026
1:
47:28 - 47:31· 4 p’sukim
2:
48:1 - 48:3· 3 p’sukim
3:
48:4 - 48:9· 6 p’sukim
4:
48:10 - 48:13· 4 p’sukim
5:
48:14 - 48:16· 3 p’sukim
6:
48:17 - 48:19· 3 p’sukim
7:
48:20 - 48:22· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
48:20 - 48:22· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Amos 5:4 - 5:15· 12 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
December 26th, 2026
1:
49:1 - 49:4· 4 p’sukim
2:
49:5 - 49:7· 3 p’sukim
3:
49:8 - 49:12· 5 p’sukim
4:
49:13 - 49:15· 3 p’sukim
5:
49:16 - 49:18· 3 p’sukim
6:
49:19 - 49:21· 3 p’sukim
7:
49:22 - 49:26· 5 p’sukim
Maftir:
49:22 - 49:26· 5 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
I Kings 2:1 - 2:12· 12 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
January 15th, 2028
1:
49:27 - 49:30· 4 p’sukim
2:
49:31 - 49:33· 3 p’sukim
3:
50:1 - 50:6· 6 p’sukim
4:
50:7 - 50:9· 3 p’sukim
5:
50:10 - 50:14· 5 p’sukim
6:
50:15 - 50:20· 6 p’sukim
7:
50:21 - 50:26· 6 p’sukim
Maftir:
50:23 - 50:26· 4 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 1:
II Samuel 1:12 - 1:12· 1 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 2:
II Samuel 1:17 - 1:27· 11 p’sukim