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Emor (אמור — Hebrew for "speak," the fifth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 31st weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 21:1–24:23. Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in late April or early May.

Weekly Sidra: Emor (Say) Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra / 21:1-24:23 Haftorah: Yechezkel / 44:15- 44:31 “This shall be their portion, for I am their portion; and no holding shall be given them in Israel, for I am their holding. 29 The meal offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings shall be consumed by them. Everything proscribed in Israel shall be theirs. 30 All the choice first fruits of every kind and all the gifts of every kind— of all your contributions— shall go to the priests. You shall further give the first of the yield of your baking to the priest that a blessing may rest upon your home.”(Ezekiel 44:28-30) This week’s Torah and Haftarah portions deal with the commandments concerning the Levitical priests (Cohanim). I found the above portion interesting. The priestly portion and holding given to them is Hashem. All the best fruits, food, etc shall be given to the priests. [...]
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Kedusha (holiness) is the theme opening again for this portion. Twice Moshe speaks, about this lifestyle required of them. A lifestyle with more required and more restrictions than the rest of the Israelites. The priests and high priests were more than just religious figures performing roles. They stood in for the people, made korbanot (sacrifices, ...
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Weekly Sidra: Emor (Say) Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra / 21:1-24:23 Haftorah: Yechezkel / 44:15 – 44:31 “But the levitical priests descended from Zadok, who maintained the service of My Sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from Me — they shall approach Me to minister to Me; they shall stand before ...
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Weekly Sidra: Emor (Say) Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra / 21:1-24:23 Haftorah: Yechezkel / 44:15 – 44:31 Emor (אמור — Hebrew for "speak," the fifth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 31st weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah re ...
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This week’s parashah, Emor, is known as Torat Cohanim, the teaching for / of the Cohanim. Whereas the previous sections of the Torah focused on the holiness code for all the people, this section reads as a manual for the priests, instructing them on attaining holiness through their own set of symbolic obligations, duties, and maintenance. In ...
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