Parashat Vayigash
“And He Drew Near”

7 Tevet 5782
December 11, 2021

Torah Reading

• Genesis 44:18-47:27
Then Y’hudah approached Yosef…
(Genesis 44:18 CJB)

Haftarah Reading

• Ezekiel 37:15-28

New Testament Reading

• Luke 6:12-16

Suggested Psalm

• Psalm 48
God, your praise, like your name, extends to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
(Psalm 48:11 CJB)

Aliyot

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

1. Genesis 44:18
2. Genesis 44:31
3. Genesis 45:8
4. Genesis 45:19
5. Genesis 45:28
6. Genesis 46:28
7. Genesis 47:11

Maftir: Genesis 47:25

Meditation

The LORD promises to purify His people into a holy kingdom (Ezekiel 37:23). He promises a covenant of peace, and a Sanctuary in which He will dwell among His people. Only then will the nation find its place among the nations of the world.
– 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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