Parashat Vayera - וַיֵּרָא
The parashah tells the stories of Abraham's three visitors, Abraham's bargaining with God over Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot's two visitors, Lot's bargaining with the Sodomites, the flight of Lot, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, how Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father, how Abraham once again passed off his wife Sarah as his sister, the birth of Isaac, the expulsion of Hagar, disputes over wells, and the binding of Isaac (הָעֲקֵידָה, the Akedah).
Torah Portion: Genesis 18:1-22:24
Parashat Vayera is the 4th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on November 4, 2023 / 20 Cheshvan 5784
- Full Kriyah
Annual Reading
1:
18:1 - 18:14· 14 p’sukim
2:
18:15 - 18:33· 19 p’sukim
3:
19:1 - 19:20· 20 p’sukim
4:
19:21 - 21:4· 40 p’sukim
5:
21:5 - 21:21· 17 p’sukim
6:
21:22 - 21:34· 13 p’sukim
7:
22:1 - 22:24· 24 p’sukim
Maftir:
22:20 - 22:24· 5 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim:
II Kings 4:1-37· 37 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim:
II Kings 4:1-23· 23 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
November 12, 2022
1:
18:1 - 18:5· 5 p’sukim
2:
18:6 - 18:8· 3 p’sukim
3:
18:9 - 18:14· 6 p’sukim
4:
18:15 - 18:21· 7 p’sukim
5:
18:22 - 18:26· 5 p’sukim
6:
18:27 - 18:30· 4 p’sukim
7:
18:31 - 18:33· 3 p’sukim
Maftir:
18:31 - 18:33· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
II Kings 4:8-17· 10 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
November 4, 2023
1:
19:1 - 19:11· 11 p’sukim
2:
19:12 - 19:20· 9 p’sukim
3:
19:21 - 19:29· 9 p’sukim
4:
19:30 - 19:38· 9 p’sukim
5:
20:1 - 20:8· 8 p’sukim
6:
20:9 - 20:14· 6 p’sukim
7:
20:15 - 20:18· 4 p’sukim
Maftir:
20:15 - 20:18· 4 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
II Kings 6:8-23· 16 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
November 16, 2024
1:
21:1 - 21:4· 4 p’sukim
2:
21:5 - 21:13· 9 p’sukim
3:
21:14 - 21:21· 8 p’sukim
4:
21:22 - 21:34· 13 p’sukim
5:
22:1 - 22:8· 8 p’sukim
6:
22:9 - 22:19· 11 p’sukim
7:
22:20 - 22:24· 5 p’sukim
Maftir:
22:20 - 22:24· 5 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
II Kings 4:18-36· 19 p’sukim