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Saturday, December 26, 2026·16 Tevet 5787
וַיְחִי
Portion 12 of 54 · Book of Genesis
Vayechi
“And he lived”
- Torah
- Genesis 47:28-50:26
- Haftarah
- I Kings 2:1-12
About this portion
Jacob blesses Joseph’s sons and each of his own twelve sons in turn, then dies and is buried in Canaan. Joseph reassures his brothers and forgives them. Joseph dies in Egypt, asking that his bones be carried up to the promised land.
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