Vayishlach וַיִּשְׁלַח
Commandments in this portion: negative — 1counted by Sefer HaChinuch
Which commandments
- 3Not to eat the sciatic nerveשלא לאכל גיד הנשהneg.
Numbering, order and division follow Sefer HaChinuch; the number links to the text.
Yaakov prepares for Esav with gifts, prayer and division of the camp, wrestles until dawn with a man and is named Israel; the brothers meet and part in peace. Dinah is taken in Shechem and her brothers answer with the sword. Rachel dies on the road to Beit Lechem, and Yitzchak is buried by his two sons.
Read next on 28 November 2026, 18 December 2027. By the Israeli reading cycle.
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The events of this portion fall in years 2206-2228 from Creation. Elsewhere in the world at that time:
How it is read
| First | Bereshit 32:4—32:13 | 10 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Bereshit 32:14—32:30 | 17 verses |
| Third | Bereshit 32:31—33:5 | 8 verses |
| Fourth | Bereshit 33:6—33:20 | 15 verses |
| Fifth | Bereshit 34:1—35:11 | 42 verses |
| Sixth | Bereshit 35:12—36:19 | 37 verses |
| Seventh | Bereshit 36:20—36:43 | 24 verses |
| Maftir | Bereshit 36:40—36:43 | 4 verses |
| Haftarah | Obadiah 1:1—1:21 on Sefaria | 21 verses |
The text
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