Vayetze

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Vayetze, Vayeitzei, or Vayetzei (Hebrew for “and he left”) is the seventh weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis [28:10–32:3.] Jews in the Diaspora read it the seventh Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in November or December.

Contents

1 Summary
2 Commandments
3 Haftarah
4 External links

Summary

To escape his brother Esau's vengeance, Jacob traveled to his uncle Laban in Padan-aram, having been charged by Isaac to find a wife there. On the way, God appeared to Jacob at night, promising protection and aid for him and the land for his numerous descendants. Arrived at Haran, Jacob hired himself to Laban, on condition that, after having served for seven years as a herdsman, he would have for wife Laban’s younger daughter, Rachel, with whom Jacob fell in love. At the end of this period, Laban gave him the elder daughter, Leah. Jacob therefore served another seven years for Rachel, and after that six years more for cattle. In the meantime, Leah bore him Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah. By Rachel's maid Bilhah, Jacob had Dan and Naphtali. By Zilpah, Leah's maid, Jacob had Gad and Asher. Then, by Leah again, he had Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. And finally, by Rachel, Jacob had Joseph. Jacob also acquired much wealth in flocks. In fear of Laban, Jacob fled with his family, and soon became reconciled with Laban.

Commandments

According to Maimonides and Sefer ha-Chinuch, there are no commandments in the parshah.

Haftarah

The haftarah for the parshah is:

for Ashkenazi Jews: Hosea [12:13–14:10]
for Karaite Jews: Hosea [11:7–13:5]

External links

[Parashat Vayetzei]
[Masoretic text and 1917 JPS translation]
[Commentaries] from the Jewish Theological Seminary
[Torah Insights] from the Orthodox Union
[Commentaries] from Chabad-Lubavitch
[Commentaries] from the Union for Reform Judaism
[Commentaries] from Reconstructionist Judaism

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