Learn to Lein Parshat Vayishlach Torah Reading וַיִּשְׁלַח
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Parshat Vayishlach: Yaakov prepares to meet Eisav, wrestles with the angel and receives the name Yisrael, the brothers meet and part, Dinah in Shechem, the return to Beit El, the death of Rachel, and the generations of Eisav. About 25 minutes of leining, recorded aliyah by aliyah by a Master Baal Koreh with every word highlighted as it is read.
Next leined on Saturday, 28 November 2026
| Reading | Pesukim | Audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah 1 | Genesis 32:4-32:1310 pesukim | 2:39Free | Hear Aliyah 1 → |
| Aliyah 2 | Genesis 32:14-32:3017 pesukim | 2:53Members | Hear Aliyah 2 → |
| Aliyah 3 | Genesis 32:31-33:58 pesukim | 1:25Members | Hear Aliyah 3 → |
| Aliyah 4 | Genesis 33:6-33:2015 pesukim | 2:16Members | Hear Aliyah 4 → |
| Aliyah 5 | Genesis 34:1-35:1142 pesukim | 6:42Members | Hear Aliyah 5 → |
| Aliyah 6 | Genesis 35:12-36:1937 pesukim | 5:20Members | Hear Aliyah 6 → |
| Aliyah 7 | Genesis 36:20-36:4324 pesukim | 2:54Members | Hear Aliyah 7 → |
| Maftir | Genesis 36:40-36:434 pesukim | 0:35Members | Hear the Maftir → |
| Haftarah | Obadiah 1:1-1:2121 pesukim | Coming soon | Hear the Haftarah → |
Aliyah 1 — Genesis 32:4-32:13
עלייה 1 — בראשית 32:4-32:13Yaakov sends messengers to Eisav and learns he is coming with four hundred men. He divides his camp and prays.
Aliyah 2 — Genesis 32:14-32:30
עלייה 2 — בראשית 32:14-32:30The gift sent ahead to Eisav. Yaakov crosses the Yabok alone and wrestles with the angel until dawn. His name is changed to Yisrael, and the mitzvah of the gid hanasheh.
Aliyah 3 — Genesis 32:31-33:5
עלייה 3 — בראשית 32:31-33:5Yaakov limps from Peniel. He bows seven times before Eisav, and the brothers embrace and weep.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 4 — Genesis 33:6-33:20
עלייה 4 — בראשית 33:6-33:20Eisav meets the family and accepts the gift, and the brothers part. Yaakov arrives whole at Shechem and buys a field.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 5 — Genesis 34:1-35:11
עלייה 5 — בראשית 34:1-35:11Dinah is taken by Shechem. Shimon and Levi's response. Yaakov returns to Beit El, Devorah dies, and Hashem confirms the name Yisrael.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 6 — Genesis 35:12-36:19
עלייה 6 — בראשית 35:12-36:19Rachel dies giving birth to Binyamin. Reuven and Bilhah. The twelve sons are listed. Yitzchak dies at 180. Eisav's wives and descendants.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 7 — Genesis 36:20-36:43
עלייה 7 — בראשית 36:20-36:43The children of Seir, the kings who reigned in Edom before any king reigned in Israel, and the chiefs of Eisav.
Back to top ↑Maftir — Genesis 36:40-36:43
מפטיר — בראשית 36:40-36:43The chiefs of Eisav by name and by place. He is Eisav, the father of Edom.
Back to top ↑Haftarah — Obadiah 1:1-1:21
הפטרה — עובדיה 1:1-1:21Ovadyah's prophecy against Edom for what it did to its brother Yaakov, ending with the kingdom being Hashem's. The shortest sefer in Tanach, leined in full.