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Where can I find Vayigash וַיִּגַּשׁ in the Torah Sroll?


Vayigash וַיִּגַּשׁ Aliyahs

  • FIRST: כהן

    Begins in Column 53 on/within Line #11 with the words:

    "וַיִּגַּשׁ אֵלָיו יְהוּדָה"

    ("then Judah approached him" Genesis 44:18)

  • SECOND: שני

    Begins in Column 53 on/within Line #30 with the words:

    "וְהָיָה כִּרְאוֹתוֹ כִּי אֵין הַנַּעַר"

    ("and it will come to pass when he sees the youth is not" Genesis 44:31)

  • THIRD: שלישי

    Begins in Column 54 on/within Line #7 with the words:

    "וְעַתָּה לֹא אַתֶּם שְׁלַחְתֶּם אֹתִי הֵנָּה כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים"

    ("and now, it was not you who sent me here, but G-d" Genesis 45:8)

  • FOURTH: רביעי

    Begins in Column 54 on/within Line #26 with the words:

    "וְאַתָּה צֻוֵּיתָה זֹאת עֲשׂוּ"

    ("and now you are commanded, Do this" Genesis 45:19)

  • FIFTH: חמישי

    Begins in Column 54 on/within Line #41 with the words:

    "וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל רַב עוֹד יוֹסֵף בְּנִי חָי"

    ("and Israel said, it is enough, Joseph my son still lives" Genesis 45:28)

  • SIXTH: ששי

    Begins in Column 55 on/within Line #39 with the words:

    "וְאֶת יְהוּדָה שָׁלַח לְפָנָיו אֶל יוֹסֵף"

    ("and he sent Judah before him to Joseph" Genesis 46:28)

  • SEVENTH: שביעי

    Begins in Column 56 on/within Line #27 with the words:

    "וַיּוֹשֵׁב יוֹסֵף אֶת אָבִיו וְאֶת אֶחָיו"

    ("and Joseph settled his father and his brothers" Genesis 47:11)

  • MAFTIR: מפטיר

    Begins in Column 57 on/within Line #16 with the words:

    "וַיֹּאמְרוּ הֶחֱיִתָנוּ"

    ("and they said, you have saved our lives" Genesis 47:25)


Parsha Vayigash וַיִּגַּשׁ 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 Vayigash וַיִּגַּשׁ are found within Columns: 53 54 55 56 57


Get your General Bearing regarding where your reading is within the Torah Scroll:

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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