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Parshat Chayei Sarah

Readings for Chayei Sarah
Cheshvan 27, 5787
November 7, 2026


Haftarah:
Kings I 1:1-31
Torah Portion: Chayei Sarah
Chayei Sarah in a Nutshell

The name of the Parshah, "Chayei Sarah," means "The life of Sarah" and it is found in Genesis 23:1.

Sarah dies at age 127 and is buried in the Machpelah Cave in Hebron, which Abraham purchases from Ephron the Hittite for four hundred shekels of silver.

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