Parashat Vayeshev - פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב
Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonment after his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal of her advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah.
Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23
Parashat Vayeshev is the 9th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on December 21st 2024 / 20 Kislev 5785
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
37:1 - 37:11· 11 p’sukim
2:
37:12 - 37:22· 11 p’sukim
3:
37:23 - 37:36· 14 p’sukim
4:
38:1 - 38:30· 30 p’sukim
5:
39:1 - 39:6· 6 p’sukim
6:
39:7 - 39:23· 17 p’sukim
7:
40:1 - 40:23· 23 p’sukim
Maftir:
40:20 - 40:23· 4 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Amos 2:6 - 3:8· 19 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
December 17th 2022
1:
37:1 - 37:3· 3 p’sukim
2:
37:4 - 37:7· 4 p’sukim
3:
37:8 - 37:11· 4 p’sukim
4:
37:12 - 37:17· 6 p’sukim
5:
37:18 - 37:22· 5 p’sukim
6:
37:23 - 37:28· 6 p’sukim
7:
37:29 - 37:36· 8 p’sukim
Maftir:
37:34 - 37:36· 3 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 1:
Amos 2:6 - 3:2· 13 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 2:
Amos 3:7 - 3:8· 2 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
December 9th 2023
1:
38:1 - 38:5· 5 p’sukim
2:
38:6 - 38:11· 6 p’sukim
3:
38:12 - 38:14· 3 p’sukim
4:
38:15 - 38:19· 5 p’sukim
5:
38:20 - 38:23· 4 p’sukim
6:
38:24 - 38:26· 3 p’sukim
7:
38:27 - 38:30· 4 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
December 21st 2024
1:
39:1 - 39:6· 6 p’sukim
2:
39:7 - 39:10· 4 p’sukim
3:
39:11 - 39:18· 8 p’sukim
4:
39:19 - 39:23· 5 p’sukim
5:
40:1 - 40:8· 8 p’sukim
6:
40:9 - 40:15· 7 p’sukim
7:
40:16 - 40:23· 8 p’sukim
Maftir:
40:20 - 40:23· 4 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Judges 7:9 - 7:20· 12 p’sukim