Parashat Vayera • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ https://opensiddur.org/shared/readings-and-sourcetexts/weekly-torah-readings/annual-cycle/sefer-bereshit/parashat-vayera/ a community-grown, libre Open Access archive of Jewish prayer and liturgical resources Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:43:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://opensiddur.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Open-Siddur-Project-Logo-2015-5509b4bdv1_site_icon-250x250.png Parashat Vayera • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ https://opensiddur.org/shared/readings-and-sourcetexts/weekly-torah-readings/annual-cycle/sefer-bereshit/parashat-vayera/ 32 32 💬 Haftarah Reading for Parashat Vayera (2 Kings 4:1-37): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman https://opensiddur.org/readings-and-sourcetexts/weekly-torah-readings/annual-cycle/sefer-bereshit/parashat-vayera/haftarah-reading-for-parashat-vayera-chantable-english-translation-with-trope-by-len-fellman/ https://opensiddur.org/readings-and-sourcetexts/weekly-torah-readings/annual-cycle/sefer-bereshit/parashat-vayera/haftarah-reading-for-parashat-vayera-chantable-english-translation-with-trope-by-len-fellman/#respond Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:26:18 +0000 https://opensiddur.org/?p=22114

This is an archive of Torah and Haftarah readings for Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24), the fourth parashah in Sefer Bereshit according to the annual Torah reading cycle.

The haftarah reading for Parashat Vayera is 2 Kings 4:1-37.

Parashat Vayera is preceded by parashat Lekh Lekha (Genesis 12:1-17:27). Parashat Ḥayyei Sara (Genesis 23:1–25:18) follows it.

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]]> https://opensiddur.org/readings-and-sourcetexts/weekly-torah-readings/annual-cycle/sefer-bereshit/parashat-vayera/haftarah-reading-for-parashat-vayera-chantable-english-translation-with-trope-by-len-fellman/feed/ 0 📜 פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּרָא | Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24), color-coded according to its narrative layers https://opensiddur.org/readings-and-sourcetexts/weekly-torah-readings/annual-cycle/sefer-bereshit/parashat-vayera/parashat-vayera-color-coded-according-to-its-narrative-layers/ https://opensiddur.org/readings-and-sourcetexts/weekly-torah-readings/annual-cycle/sefer-bereshit/parashat-vayera/parashat-vayera-color-coded-according-to-its-narrative-layers/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:59:51 +0000 https://opensiddur.org/?p=22192

This is an archive of Torah and Haftarah readings for Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24), the fourth parashah in Sefer Bereshit according to the annual Torah reading cycle.

The haftarah reading for Parashat Vayera is 2 Kings 4:1-37.

Parashat Vayera is preceded by parashat Lekh Lekha (Genesis 12:1-17:27). Parashat Ḥayyei Sara (Genesis 23:1–25:18) follows it.

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This is an archive of Torah and Haftarah readings for Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24), the fourth parashah in Sefer Bereshit according to the annual Torah reading cycle.

The haftarah reading for Parashat Vayera is 2 Kings 4:1-37.

Parashat Vayera is preceded by parashat Lekh Lekha (Genesis 12:1-17:27). Parashat Ḥayyei Sara (Genesis 23:1–25:18) follows it.

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This is an archive of Torah and Haftarah readings for Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24), the fourth parashah in Sefer Bereshit according to the annual Torah reading cycle.

The haftarah reading for Parashat Vayera is 2 Kings 4:1-37.

Parashat Vayera is preceded by parashat Lekh Lekha (Genesis 12:1-17:27). Parashat Ḥayyei Sara (Genesis 23:1–25:18) follows it.

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This is an archive of Torah and Haftarah readings for Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24), the fourth parashah in Sefer Bereshit according to the annual Torah reading cycle.

The haftarah reading for Parashat Vayera is 2 Kings 4:1-37.

Parashat Vayera is preceded by parashat Lekh Lekha (Genesis 12:1-17:27). Parashat Ḥayyei Sara (Genesis 23:1–25:18) follows it.

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