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
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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- Aish HaTorah – Articles on Parashat Vayechi
- Torah.org – Articles on Parshas Vayechi
- Jerusalem Lights – Torah Thoughts on B’reishith/Genesis
- Chabad – Articles on Parshat Vayechi
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