Parashat Vayishlach
“And He Sent”

16 Kislev 5782
November 20, 2021

Torah Reading

• Genesis 32:4(3)-36:43
Ya`akov sent messengers ahead of him to `Esav…
(Genesis 32:4 CJB)

Haftarah Reading

• Obadiah 1:1-21

New Testament Reading

• Hebrews 11:11-20
• Revelation 7:1-12

Suggested Psalm

• Psalm 140
Keep me, Adonai, from the hands of the wicked, protect me from violent people who are trying to trip me up.
(Psalm 140:4 CJB)

Aliyot

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

1. Genesis 32:4(3)
2. Genesis 32:14(13)
3. Genesis 32:31(30)
4. Genesis 33:6
5. Genesis 34:1
6. Genesis 35:12 (A) 35:14 (S)
7. Genesis 36:20

Maftir: Genesis 36:40

Meditation

The children of Yisra’el are destined to inherit this land. They, too, must follow Ya’akov’s footsteps – discarding their idols, cleansing, and changing their clothes before ascending to build the House of God (Exodus 19:10-11; Exodus 32-33; Genesis 35:2).
– 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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