Parashat Chayei Sarah
“Life of Sarah”

24 Cheshvan 5782
October 30, 2021

Torah Reading

• Genesis 23:1-25:18
Sarah lived to be 127 years old; these were the years of Sarah’s life.
(Genesis 23:1 CJB)

Haftarah Reading

• 1 Kings 1:1-31

New Testament Reading

• Matthew 1:1-17

Suggested Psalm

• Psalm 45
I will make your name known through all generations; thus the peoples will praise you forever and ever.
(Psalm 45:17 CJB)

Aliyot

The seven aliyot readings from the Torah begin at these verses:

1. Genesis 23:1
2. Genesis 23:17
3. Genesis 24:10
4. Genesis 24:27
5. Genesis 24:53
6. Genesis 25:1
7. Genesis 25:12

Maftir: Genesis 25:16

Meditation

David’s dynasty of kings and Avraham’s heir to the promises of the household converge in Yeshua haMashiach… Sarah’s household has its ultimate fulfillment in Yeshua, King at the end of a dynasty of kings!
– from Walk Genesis! by Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg, Ph.D., used by permission.

Torah Portion readings and the associated Haftarah readings generally follow the Stone Edition Chumash and/or the Complete Jewish Bible. Verse numbering generally follows the Hebrew tradition, and where modern Christian traditions differ those verse numbers are shown in parentheses (). Haftarah readings generally follow the Ashkenazi tradition. Where the Sephardic tradition differs, the Haftarah portions are designated as (A) and (S). Suggested New Testament readings are taken from various sources. Suggested Psalm readings are from the Messianic Siddur for Shabbat by Daniel Perek. The Key People, The Scenes, and The Main Events are taken from the Walk! series of Messianic Devotion Commentaries by Dr. Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg. Unless otherwise marked, Scripture quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, Copyright © 1998 and 2016 by David H. Stern. Used by permission. All copyrights reserved worldwide.

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