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Where can I find Chayei Sarah חַיֵּי שָׂרָה in the Torah Sroll?


Chayei Sarah חַיֵּי שָׂרָה Aliyahs

  • FIRST: כהן

    Begins in Column 23 on/within Line #11 with the words:

    "וַיִּהְיוּ חַיֵּי שָׂרָה מֵאָה שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים"

    ("and the lifetime of Sarah was 127 years" Genesis 23:1)

  • SECOND: שני

    Begins in Column 23 on/within Line #36 with the words:

    " וַיָּקָם שְׂדֵה עֶפְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר בַּמַּכְפֵּלָה"

    ("and the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, was confirmed" Genesis 23:17)

  • THIRD: שלישי

    Begins in Column 24 on/within Line #19 with the words:

    "וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד עֲשָׂרָה גְמַלִּים"

    ("and the servant took 10 camels" Genesis 24:10)

  • FOURTH: רביעי

    Begins in Column 25 on/within Line #3 with the words:

    "וַיֹּאמֶר בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם"

    ("and he said, Blessed is the L-rd, G-d of my master Abraham" Genesis 24:27)

  • FIFTH: חמישי

    Begins in Column 26 on/within Line #6 with the words:

    "וַיּוֹצֵא הָעֶבֶד כְּלֵי כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב"

    ("and the servant brought out items of silver and items of gold" Genesis 24:53)

  • SIXTH: ששי

    Begins in Column 26 on/within Line #29 with the words:

    "וַיֹּסֶף אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקַּח אִשָּׁה וּשְׁמָהּ קְטוּרָה"

    ("then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah" Genesis 25:1)

  • SEVENTH: שביעי

    Begins in Column 27 on/within Line #3 with the words:

    "וְאֵלֶּה תֹּלְדֹת יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן אַבְרָהָם"

    ("now these are the generations of Ishmael, son of Abraham" Genesis 25:12)

  • MAFTIR: מפטיר

    Begins in Column 27 on/within Line #8 with the words:

    "אֵלֶּה הֵם בְּנֵי יִשְׁמָעֵאל וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמֹתָם"

    ("these are sons of Ishmael, and these are their names" Genesis 25:16)


Parsha Chayei Sarah חַיֵּי שָׂרָה is found in the Book of Genesis בְּרֵאשִׁית


Torah Scrolls have different formats (varying number of Columns; varying number of Lines per Column).


For Scrolls using a layout of 245 Columns w/42 Lines, the readings for Chayei Sarah חַיֵּי שָׂרָה are found within Columns: 23 24 25 26 27


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Book Columns סֵפֶר
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Genesis 1-61 בְּרֵאשִׁית
Exodus 61-111 שְׁמוֹת
Leviticus 111-148 וַיִּקְרָא
Numbers 148-200 בְּמִדְבַּר
Deuteronomy 200-245 דְּבָרִים


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