SEDRA STATS 51st of the 54 sedras; 8th of 11 in D'varim Written on 72 lines in a Sefer Torah (ranks: 53) 3 Parshiyot, 2 open, 1 closed 30 P'sukim; ranks 54 (11th in D'varim) 553 words; ranks 53 (10th in D'varim) 2123 letters; ranks 53 (10th in D'varim) Fewest p'sukim of any sedra, but the longest p'sukim (in words & letters) of any sedra. Not enough to make that much of a difference in ranking Nitzavim & Vayeilech are combined or separated depending upon one factor: Is there a Shabbat between Yom Kippur and Sukkot, or not. If no, then they are combined and are read on the Shabbat before Rosh HaShana and Haazinu is Shabbat Shuva. If there is a Shabbat between YK and Chag - as there is this year - then that Shabbat is Haazinu, Shuva is Vayeilech, and Nitzavim is the pre-Rosh HaShana Shabbat. If Rosh HaShana is Thursday (31.9%) or Shabbat (28.6%), then there is no Shabbat between YK & Sukkot (60.5%). If Rosh HaShana is Monday (28.0%) or Tuesday (11.5% as it is this year), then there is a Shabbat between (39.5%). Fun fact: On the last Shabbat (Mincha) and Monday of 5761, we read the first 13 p'sukim of Vayeilech. But the remaining 17 p'sukim were not read at all during 5761 - Only these 17 of 5846 p'sukim are sometimes not read at all in a whole year. And, in 5762, Vayeilech is Parshat HaShavua TWICE! The only sedra that ever holds that distinction. MITZVOT 2 mitzvot of Taryag, both positive (#612, #613) [The Vayeilech Homepage]
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