Va’era “and I appeared”
Va’era is the Hebrew word for “and I appeared”, this is the name for the weekly reading for the Exodus starting in chapter 6 verse 2 and going through chapter 9 and verse 35.
Vayetze “and he went out”
Vayetze is the Hebrew word for “and he went out”, this is the name for the weekly Torah Portion reading for the Genesis starting in chapter 28 verse 10 and going through chapter 32 and verse 2.