Parashat Vayera - פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּרָא
Vayera (“He Appeared”) opens as guests inform Abraham that Sarah will give birth. Despite Abraham’s attempts to convince God otherwise, God destroys the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sarah gives birth to Isaac, and Abraham sends away Hagar and Ishmael. At God’s command, Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac, but an angel of God tells Abraham to offer a ram instead.
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 8th, 2025 / 17 Cheshvan 5786
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
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 Sephardim:
II Kings 4:1 - 4:23· 23 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim:
II Kings 4:1 - 4:37· 37 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
November 8th, 2025
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 - 4:17· 10 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
October 31st, 2026
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 - 6:23· 16 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
November 20th, 2027
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 - 4:36· 19 p’sukim