Category: Genesis

Vayeira: Gen 18-19 Part One

Vayeira, Vayera, or Va-yera (וַיֵּרָא — Hebrew for “and He appeared,” the first word in the parashah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutesGenesis 18:1–22:24 The parashah has the most words (but not the most letters or verses) of any...

Vayigash Part One

Vayigash Part One of Two (וַיִּגַּשׁ — Hebrew for “and he drew near” or “then he drew near,” the first word of the parashah) is the eleventh weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the...