Adult Torah Study

Parashat Vayeshev 5784 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב

9 December 2023 / 26 Kislev 5784

This week’s 10-Minute Torah

Parashat Vayeshev is the 9th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23; Numbers 7:18-23

Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonment after his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal of her advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah. [1]

Triennial year 2

1: 38:1-5 · 5 p’sukim ·

2: 38:6-11 · 6 p’sukim ·

3: 38:12-14 · 3 p’sukim ·

4: 38:15-19 · 5 p’sukim ·

5: 38:20-23 · 4 p’sukim ·

6: 38:24-26 · 3 p’sukim ·

7: 38:27-30 · 4 p’sukim ·

maf*: Numbers 7:18-23 · 6 p’sukim ·  *Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)

Haftarah*: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim *Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)

Commentary and Divrei Torah

Sefaria OU Torah Jewish Theological Seminary  American Jewish University

Hertz Chumash: pp. 145 – 147 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 141 – 151)

Artscroll Chumash: pp. 208 – 213 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 198 – 221)

Etz Chaim Chumash: pp.233 – 237 Triennial Year 2 (Full Kriyah pp. 226 – 245)