This Week's Torah Portion
Vayeira
וַיֵּרָא
I (God) Appeared [to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob]
The Eternal appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of the tent at about the hottest time of the day. - Genesis 18:1
Torah
Genesis 18:1–22:24Haftarah
II Kings 4:1-37When
/ 17 Heshvan 5782
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