• Torah Portions
• Genesis 25:19-28:9 (Toldot | “Family history”)
• Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 (Devarim / “Words”)
• Numbers 30:2-36:13 (Matot/Masei | מטות/מסעי | “Tribes/Journeys”)
• Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 (Va’etchanan / “I pleaded”)
• Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 (Re’eh | “See”)
• Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 (Shoftim | “Judges”)
• Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 (Ki Tavo | כי תבוא | “When you come in”)
• Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 (Ki Tetze | “When you go forth”)
• Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30 (Nitzavim/Vayelech | “Standing/He went”)
• Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52 (Ha’azinu | “Listen”)
• Genesis 1:1-6:8 (B’reisheet | “In the beginning”)
• Genesis 6:9-11:32 (Noach | “Noah”)
• Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 (V’Zot HaBrachah | “This is the blessing”)
• Genesis 12:1-17:27 (Lech Lecha | “Go forth”)
• Genesis 18:1-22:24 (Vayera | “He appeared”)
• Genesis 23:1-25:18 (Chayei Sarah | “Sarah’s life”)
• Genesis 28:10-32:2 (Vayetze | “He went out”)
• Genesis 32:3-36:43 (Vayishlach | “He sent”)
• Genesis 37:1-40:23 (Vayeshev | “He settled”)
• Genesis 41:1-44:17 (Miketz | “From the end”)
• Genesis 44:18-47:27 (Vayigash | “He approached”)
• Genesis 47:28-50:26 (Vayechi | “He lived”)
• Exodus 1:1-6:1 (Sh’mot | “Names”)
• Exodus 6:2-9:35 (Va’era | “I appeared“)
• Exodus 10:1-13:16 (Bo | “Come”)
• Exodus 13:17-17:16 (Beshalach | “When he sent”)
• Exodus 18:1-20:23 (Yitro | “Jethro”)
• Exodus 21:1-24:18 (Mishpatim | “Judgments”)
• Exodus 25:1-27:19 (Terumah | “Heave offering”)
• Exodus 27:20-30:10 (Tetzave | “You shall command”)
• Exodus 30:11-34:35 (Ki Tisa | “When you take”)
• Exodus 35:1-38:20 (Vayak’hel | “He gathered”)
• Exodus 38:21-40:38 (Pekudei | “Countings”)
• Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 (Ekev / “Consequence”)

Exodus 35:1-38:20 (Vayak’hel | “He gathered”)

The twenty-second reading from the Torah and the second-to-last reading from the book of Exodus is called Vayakhel (ויקהל), which means “and he assembled.” The name comes from the first words of the first verse of the reading, which could be literally translated to read, “And Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel ...” (Exodus 35:1). This portion from the Torah describes how the assembly of Israel worked together to build the Tabernacle. In most years, synagogues read Vayakhel together with the following portion, Pekudei.

• Torah: Exodus 35:1-38:20
• Prophets: 1 Kings 7:40-50
• Gospel: Mark 6:14-29

Vayak’hel – Paul Nison