Freeparsha 8 of 54 · Genesis
Vayishlach Genesis
Portion 8 of 54, from Genesis.
Vayishlach
וַיִּשְׁלַח
Jacob wrestles with a mysterious being through the night and is renamed Israel, then reconciles with Esau the next day. Dinah is abducted in Shechem, leading Shimon and Levi to attack the city, and the parsha lists Esau's descendants.
Next read
Saturday, November 28, 2026
Read on its own this year.
Ten key words
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| מַחֲנֶה | machaneh | camp | |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל | yisra'el | Israel | |
| שָׁלוֹם | shalom | peace | |
| דִּינָה | dinah | Dinah | |
| שְׁכֶם | shechem | Shechem | |
| הֵאָבְקוּת | he'avkut | wrestling | |
| יָרֵךְ | yarech | thigh, hip | |
| מִנְחָה | minchah | gift, offering | |
| אֱדוֹם | edom | Edom | |
| אַחִים | achim | brothers |
Torah reading and haftara
Torah reading
Genesis 32:4-36:43
Haftara
Obadiah 1:1-21