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

Torah Portion:
Genesis 37:1-40:23

Aliyot:
1. Genesis 37:1-11
2. Genesis 37:12-22
3. Genesis 37:23-36
4. Genesis 38:1-30
5. Genesis 39:1-6
6. Genesis 39:7-23
7. Genesis 40:1-23

Haftarah:
Amos 2:6-3:8

This parashah details how Jacob’s other sons sold Joseph into captivity in Egypt, how Judah wronged his daughter-in-law Tamar who then tricked him into fulfilling his oath, and how Joseph served Potiphar and was imprisoned when falsely accused of assaulting Potiphar’s wife.

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