Tzav, Tsav, Zav, or Sav (צו — Hebrew for "command,” the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 25th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the second in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 6.1–8:36. Jews in the Diaspora read it the 24th or 25th Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in March or early April. The parshah teaches how the priests performed the sacrifices and describes the ordination of Aaron and his sons.
Weekly Sidra: Tzav ( Command) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Haftorah: Malachi 3:4-3:24 Behold, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before the coming of the awesome, fearful day of Adonai. He shall reconcile parents with children and children with their parents, so that, when I come, I do not strike the whole land with utter destruction. (Malachi 3:23-24) Shabbat HaGadol ("Great Shabbat" שבת הגדול) is the Shabbat immediately before Passover. There is a special Haftarah reading on this Shabbat of the book of Malachi. Various reasons are given for the name of this Shabbat. I will focus on two of them: 1) The Midrash Rabbah states: “When they (the Jewish people) set aside their paschal lamb on that Shabbat, the first-born gentiles gathered near the Israelites and asked them why they were doing this. The following was their response: “This is a Pesach offering to HaShem who will [...]
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Weekly Sidra: Tzav ( Command) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Maftir: Devarim Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (Zachor) Haftorah: Sh’muel / Samuel I 15:2-34 Tzav, Tsav, Zav, Sav, or in Biblical Hebrew Ṣaw (צַו — Hebrew for "command,” the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the ...
The word of the Lord then came to Samuel: 11 "I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from Me and has not carried out My commands." Samuel was distressed and he entreated the Lord all night long. (Shmuel Alef 15: 10-11) This week’s Haftarah portion is different because we are celebrating Shabbat Zachor. Shabbat ...
This week’s portion is Vayikra, Parasha Tzav, Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36. It is a continuation of Moshe speaking about the offering and korbanot (badly translated as sacrifices). Tzav also tells of how Moshe was instructed to set apart Aaron and his sons in the sanctuary for HaShem’s service. The people learned the ways of the Sanctuary ...
Parashat Tzav / פרשת צו – Vayikra / Leviticus 6:1-8:36 “The fire on the altar shall be kept burning, not to go out: every morning the priest shall feed wood to it, lay out the burnt offering on it, and turn into smoke the fat parts of the offerings of well-being. A perpetual fire shall be kept burning ...
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