Chayei Sarah

Chayei Sarah, Chaye Sarah, Ḥayye Sarah, or Ḥayyei Sara (חַיֵּי שָׂרָה‎—Hebrew for "life of Sarah," the first words in the parashah), is the fifth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה‎, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 23:1–25:18. The parashah tells the stories of Abraham's negotiations to purchase a burial place for his wife Sarah and his servant's mission to find a wife for Abraham's son Isaac.

The parashah is made up of 5,314 Hebrew letters, 1,402 Hebrew words, 105 verses, and 171 lines in a Torah Scroll (סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה‎, Sefer Torah).[1] Jews read it on the fifth Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in November, or on rare occasion in late October.[2]

Burial of Sarah (engraving by Gustave Doré from the 1865 La Sainte Bible)
  1. ^ "Torah Stats For Bereshit". Akhlah Inc. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Parashat Chayei Sara". Hebcal. Retrieved November 4, 2014.