Parashat Vayetze
“And He Went Out”

9 Kislev 5782
November 13, 2021

Torah Reading

• Genesis 28:10-32:3(2)
Ya`akov went out from Be’er-Sheva …
(Genesis 28:10 CJB)

Haftarah Reading

• Hosea 12:13(12)-14:10(9) (A)
• Hosea 11:7-12:12(11) (S)
(A) indicates the Ashkenazi tradition.
(S) indicates the Sephardic tradition.

New Testament Reading

• John 1:19-51

Suggested Psalm

• Psalm 3
I lie down and sleep, then wake up again, because Adonai sustains me.
(Psalm 3:6 CJB)

Aliyot

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

1. Genesis 28:10
2. Genesis 29:1
3. Genesis 29:18
4. Genesis 30:14
5. Genesis 30:28
6. Genesis 31:17
7. Genesis 31:43

Maftir: Genesis 32:1(31:55)

Meditation

Ya’akov watched, as the heavens were opened. Now Yeshua, the Son of Man in heaven and on earth (John 3:13), descends to give life to the world (John 6:27,53). When His work is accomplished, He ascends to glory (John 6:62) and takes His seat at the right hand of God(Matthew 26:64).
– 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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