The Torah Portion of Vayechi (וַיְחִי‎ — Hebrew for “and he lived,” the first word of the parashah) is the twelfth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה‎, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the last in the Book of Genesis.[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaychi

    Torah Portion:
    Genesis 47:28-50:26

    Aliyot:
    1. Genesis 47:28-48:9
    2. Genesis 48:10-16
    3. Genesis 48:17-22
    4. Genesis 49:1-18
    5. Genesis 49:19-26
    6. Genesis 49:27-50:20
    7. Genesis 50:21-26

    Haftarah:
    1 Kings 2:1-12

    This parashah tells of Jacob’s request for burial in Canaan, Jacob’s blessing of Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh, Jacob’s blessing of his sons, Jacob’s death and burial, and Joseph’s death.

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    Parsha Q&A – Parashat Vayechi

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    Parsha Summary for Parshas Vayechi

    Posted: December 12, 2021

    Torah.org / Rabbi Aron Tendler

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