Vayishlach or Vayishlah (וַיִּשְׁלַח — Hebrew for "and he sent,” the first word of the parshah) is the eighth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 32:4–36:43. Jews read it the eighth Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in late November or December.
In the parshah, Jacob reconciles with Esau after wrestling with a "man," the prince Shechem rapes Dinah and her brothers sack the city of Shechem in revenge, and in the family’s subsequent flight Rachel gives birth to Benjamin and dies in childbirth.
Read more about Vayishlach: Readings, In Classical Rabbinic Interpretation, Commandment, In The Liturgy, Haftarah