Parsha Shemini – 5777
Parshat Shemini In-Depth “It came to pass on the eighth day (Leviticus 9:1) That day took ten crowns: It was the first day of creation (i.e., a Sunday), the first for the offerings of the nesi’im (tribal heads), the first…
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Parsha Tzav – 5777
Parshat Tzav In-Depth “The expression tzav (“command”) implies an urging for now and for future generations. (Torat Kohanim; Rashi) The king Moshiach will arise and restore the kingdom of David to its glory of old, to its original sovereignty. He…
Parsha Behar-Bechukotai
This week’s parsha is Behar-Bechukotai: Leviticus 25:1-27:34 Behar (25:1-26:2) – (On The Mount): Haftorah: Jeremiah 32:6-27 (Ashkenazi); Jeremiah 32:6-22 (Sephardi) 25:1-7: Shemittah/Sabbatical Year 25:35-38: Preventing poverty 25:8-13: Yovel/Jubilee Year 25:39-46: A Jew’s Jewish “slave” 25:14-22: Sequence of the passages 25:47-55:…
Parsha Emor
This week’s parsha is Emor: Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Emor (21:1-24:23) – (Speak): Haftorah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 (Ashkenazi); Ezekiel 44:15-31 (Sephardi) 21:1-9: Laws of a Kohen 23:9-14: The Omer 21:10-15: Laws of the Kohen Gadol 23:15-22: The Omer count and Shavuot 21:16-24: Disqualifying…
Parsha Tazria-Metzora
This week’s parsha is Tazria-Metzora: Leviticus 12:1-15:33 Tazria (12:1-13:59) – (She Conceives): Haftorah: II Kings 4:42-5:19 (Ashkenazi); II Kings 4:42-5:19 (Sephardi) 12:1-2: Human contamination 13:24-28: Burns 12:3-8: Childbirth and purification 13:29-39: Tzaraas of the head or face 13:1-3: The basic…
Parsha Shemini
This week’s parsha is Shemini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Shemini (9:1-11:47) – (Eighth): Haftorah: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 (Ashkenazi); II Samuel 6:1-19 (Sephardi) 9:1-21: The Priestly service begins 11:13-19: The forbidden birds 9:22-24: Aaron’s blessing and the Divine Presence 11:20-25: Forbidden and permissible…
Parsha Tzav
This week’s parsha is Tzav: Leviticus 6:1-8:36 6:1-4: The taking of the ash and the Altar fire 7:19-21: Eating in a state of contamination 6:5-6: The three Altar fires 7:22-27: Fat and blood 6:7-16: Meal offering, Sin offering 7:28-38: The…
Parsha Vayikra
This week’s parsha is Vayikra: Leviticus 1:1-5:26 1:1-9: General rules of offerings 4:3-12: The bull of the anointed Kohen 1:10-13: Burnt offerings from sheep and goats 4:13-21: The bull 1:14-17: Burnt offerings from fowl 4:22-26: He-goat of a ruler 2:1-3:…