The Torah Portion of Vayishlach (וַיִּשְׁלַח‎ — Hebrew for “and he sent,” the first word of the parashah) is the eighth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה‎, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vayishlach

    Torah Portion:
    Genesis 32:4-36:43

    Aliyot:
    1. Genesis 32:4-13
    2. Genesis 32:14-30
    3. Genesis 32:31-33:5
    4. Genesis 33:6-20
    5. Genesis 34:1-35:11
    6. Genesis 35:12-36:19
    7. Genesis 36:20-43

    Haftarah (Ashkenaz):
    Hosea 11:7-12:12

    Haftarah (Sephard):
    Obadiah 1:1-21

    In this parashah, Jacob reconciles with Esau after wrestling with a “man”. The prince Shechem rapes Dinah, whose brothers sack the city of Shechem in revenge. In the family’s subsequent flight, Rachel gives birth to Benjamin and dies in childbirth.

    From Around the Web

    Parsha Q&A – Vayishlach

    Posted: November 14, 2021

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    Parsha Summary for Parshas Vayishlach

    Posted: November 14, 2021

    Torah.org / Rabbi Aron Tendler

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