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Vayakhel
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thumb|right|400px|The Erection of the Tabernacle and the Sacred Vessels (illustration from the 1728 Figures de la Bible) Vayakhel, Wayyaqhel, VaYakhel, Va-Yakhel, '''Vayak'hel, Vayak'heil, or Vayaqhel' (—Hebrew for "and he assembled," the first word in the parashah) is the 22nd weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the weekly Torah portion and the 10th of the Book of Exodus. The parashah tells of the making of the Tabernacle and its sacred vessels. It constitutes Exodus 35:1–38:20. The parashah is made up of 6181 Hebrew letters, 1,558 Hebrew words, 122 verses, and 211 lines in a Torah scroll (,
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Encyclopedic overview
50 sectionsContents
- Readings
- First reading—Exodus 35:1–20
- Second reading—Exodus 35:21–29
- Third reading—Exodus 35:30–36:7
- Fourth reading—Exodus 36:8–19
- Fifth reading—Exodus 36:20–37:16
- Sixth reading—Exodus 37:17–29
- Seventh reading—Exodus 38:1–20
- Readings according to the triennial cycle
- In ancient parallels
- Exodus chapter 35
- Inner-biblical interpretation
- Exodus chapters 25–39
- Exodus chapter 35
- The Sabbath
- Exodus chapter 38
- In early nonrabbinic interpretation
- Exodus chapter 35
- Classical rabbinic interpretation
- Exodus chapter 35
- Exodus chapter 36
- Exodus chapter 37
- Exodus chapter 38
- In medieval Jewish interpretation
- Exodus chapter 35
- In modern interpretation
- Exodus chapters 35–39
- Exodus chapter 35
- Exodus chapter 37
- Commandments
- Liturgy
- Haftarah
- Parashat Vayakhel
- Ashkenazi—1 Kings 7:40–50
- Sephardi—1 Kings 7:13–26
- Shabbat Shekalim
- Parashat Vayakhel–Pekudei
- Shabbat HaChodesh
- Shabbat Parah
- Notes
- Further reading
- Ancient
- Biblical
- Early nonrabbinic
- Classical rabbinic
- Medieval
- Modern
- External links
- Texts
- Commentaries
thumb|right|400px|The Erection of the Tabernacle and the Sacred Vessels (illustration from the 1728 Figures de la Bible) Vayakhel, Wayyaqhel, VaYakhel, Va-Yakhel, '''Vayak'hel, Vayak'heil, or Vayaqhel' (—Hebrew for "and he assembled," the first word in the parashah) is the 22nd weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the weekly Torah portion and the 10th of the Book of Exodus. The parashah tells of the making of the Tabernacle and its sacred vessels. It constitutes Exodus 35:1–38:20. The parashah is made up of 6181 Hebrew letters, 1,558 Hebrew words, 122 verses, and 211 lines in a Torah scroll (, Sefer Torah).
Rabbinic Jews read it on the 22nd Shabbat after Simchat Torah, generally in March or rarely in late February. The lunisolar Hebrew calendar contains up to 55 weeks, the exact number varying between 50 in common years and 54 or 55 in leap years. In leap years (for example, 2024 and 2027), Parashat Vayakhel is read separately. In common years (for example, 2023 and 2026), Parashat Vayakhel is usually combined with the next parashah, Pekudei, to help achieve the number of weekly readings needed (although in some non-leap years, such as 2025, they are not combined).
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