Learn to Lein Parshat Chayei Sarah Torah Reading חַיֵּי שָׂרָה
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Parshat Chayei Sarah: Sarah's death and the purchase of Me'arat HaMachpelah, Eliezer's journey to find a wife for Yitzchak, Rivka at the well, the marriage of Yitzchak and Rivka, and the death of Avraham. About 19 minutes of leining, recorded aliyah by aliyah by a Master Baal Koreh with every word highlighted as it is read.
Next leined on Saturday, 7 November 2026
| Reading | Pesukim | Audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah 1 | Genesis 23:1-23:1616 pesukim | 2:40Free | Hear Aliyah 1 → |
| Aliyah 2 | Genesis 23:17-24:913 pesukim | 2:39Members | Hear Aliyah 2 → |
| Aliyah 3 | Genesis 24:10-24:2617 pesukim | 3:02Members | Hear Aliyah 3 → |
| Aliyah 4 | Genesis 24:27-24:5226 pesukim | 4:53Members | Hear Aliyah 4 → |
| Aliyah 5 | Genesis 24:53-24:6715 pesukim | 2:19Members | Hear Aliyah 5 → |
| Aliyah 6 | Genesis 25:1-25:1111 pesukim | 1:42Members | Hear Aliyah 6 → |
| Aliyah 7 | Genesis 25:12-25:187 pesukim | 0:56Members | Hear Aliyah 7 → |
| Maftir | Genesis 25:16-25:183 pesukim | 0:36Members | Hear the Maftir → |
| Haftarah | I Kings 1:1-1:3131 pesukim | Coming soon | Hear the Haftarah → |
Aliyah 1 — Genesis 23:1-23:16
עלייה 1 — בראשית 23:1-23:16Sarah dies at 127 in Chevron. Avraham negotiates with Efron and buys Me'arat HaMachpelah for four hundred silver shekels.
Aliyah 2 — Genesis 23:17-24:9
עלייה 2 — בראשית 23:17-24:9Sarah is buried in the cave. Avraham makes his servant swear to find a wife for Yitzchak from his own family and not from Canaan.
Aliyah 3 — Genesis 24:10-24:26
עלייה 3 — בראשית 24:10-24:26The servant reaches the well in Aram Naharayim and prays for a sign. Rivka draws water for him and for all his camels.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 4 — Genesis 24:27-24:52
עלייה 4 — בראשית 24:27-24:52At Betuel's house the servant retells the whole story of the well, and Lavan and Betuel agree that the match is from Hashem. The longest aliyah, and much of it repeats the earlier scene word for word.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 5 — Genesis 24:53-24:67
עלייה 5 — בראשית 24:53-24:67Rivka agrees to go. She meets Yitzchak in the field, he brings her into Sarah's tent and is comforted after his mother.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 6 — Genesis 25:1-25:11
עלייה 6 — בראשית 25:1-25:11Avraham marries Keturah and gives everything he has to Yitzchak. Avraham dies at 175, and Yitzchak and Yishmael bury him.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 7 — Genesis 25:12-25:18
עלייה 7 — בראשית 25:12-25:18The twelve sons of Yishmael, and his death at 137.
Back to top ↑Maftir — Genesis 25:16-25:18
מפטיר — בראשית 25:16-25:18Yishmael's twelve princes, his years, and where his children settled.
Back to top ↑Haftarah — I Kings 1:1-1:31
הפטרה — מלכים א 1:1-1:31David in his old age. Batsheva and Natan secure the succession of Shlomo, as Avraham secured Yitzchak's.