Va-yak-al 22nd of the Torah's 54 sedras; 10th of 11 in Sh’mot 13 Parshiot; 7 open, 6 closed Written on 207 lines in a Torah 122 p'sukim - ranks 17th (3rd) tied with VaEtchanan & Ki Tavo; shorter than both in words & letters 1558 words - ranks 24th (6th) tied with Vayeshev 6181 letters - ranks 21st (5th) Overall, Vayakhel ranks 22nd in the Torah P'kudei 23rd of the Torah’s 54 sedras 11th of 11 in Sh’mot 20 Parshiot; 7 open, 13 closed 92 p'sukim - ranks 40th (10th) 1182 words - ranks 42nd (9th) 4432 letters - ranks 44th (10th) Overall, P’kudei ranks 43rd in the Torah; it is a short sedra P’kudei is always “involved” in the Four Parshiot; it is the only sedra with that distinction. P’kudei contains no mitzvot, although it does “contain” several mitzvot related to the Mishkan and Kohen’s garments, which have been previously counted. It is one of 17 sedrasin the Torah without mitzvot. Vayakhel-P’kudei First of 7 pairs that are sometimes read together. Combined, V-P has 214 p'sukim, more than all single sedras, and more than all other doubles, except for Matot-Mas’ei. Even with theMaftir adding 20 p'sukim, it still falls short of M-M's 244 p'sukim plus 7 more when it is Shabbat Rosh Chodesh. In most 12-month years, Vayakhel and P’kudei are read together, and they are usually Parshat HaChodesh, as they are this year The Maftir for HaChodesh contains 1 closed parsha, 40 more lines of Torah, 20 p'sukim, 313 words, 1207 letters, 9 mitzvot - 5 positive and 4 prohibitions [The Va-yak-al/P'kudei Homepage] |
