Vayishlach

Also known as The Torah/Vayishlach

Vayishlach (, the first word of the weekly Torah portion) is the eighth weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. In the 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.

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Readings
First reading—Genesis 32:4–13
Second reading—Genesis 32:14–30
Third reading—Genesis 32:31–33:5
Fourth reading—Genesis 33:6–20
Fifth reading—Genesis 34:1–35:11
Sixth reading—Genesis 35:12–36:19
Seventh reading—Genesis 36:20–43
Readings according to the triennial cycle
In inner-Biblical interpretation
Genesis chapter 32
Genesis chapter 33
Genesis chapter 34
Genesis chapter 35
In early nonrabbinic interpretation
Genesis chapter 32
In classical rabbinic interpretation
Genesis chapter 32
Genesis chapter 33
Genesis chapter 34
Genesis chapter 35
Genesis chapter 36
In medieval Jewish interpretation
Genesis chapter 32
Genesis chapter 33
Genesis chapter 35
In modern interpretation
Genesis chapters 25–33
Genesis chapter 32
Genesis chapter 33
Genesis chapter 34
Genesis chapter 36
Commandments
In the liturgy
Haftarah
Connection to the parshah
Notes
Further reading
Biblical
Early nonrabbinic
Classical rabbinic
Medieval
Modern
External links
Texts
Commentaries

The parashah constitutes Genesis 32:4–36:43. The parashah has the most verses of any weekly Torah portion in the Book of Genesis (Parashat Miketz has the most letters, Parashat Vayeira has the most words, and Parashat Noach has an equal number of verses as Parashat Vayishlach). It is made up of 7,458 Hebrew letters, 1,976 Hebrew words, 153 verses, and 237 lines in a Torah scroll. Jews read it the eighth Shabbat after Simchat Torah, in November or December.

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