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Vayikra, VaYikra, Va-yikra, or Vayyiqra (ויקרא — Hebrew for "and He called,” the first word in the parshah) is the 24th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 1:1–5:26. Jews in the Diaspora read it the 23rd or 24th Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in March or early April.

Weekly Sidra: Vayikra (and He called) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Maftir: Bamidbar / Numbers 28:9-15 Maftir: Shemot / Exodus 12:1-20 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 45:18 – 46:15 On the fourteenth day of the first month you shall have the Passover sacrifice; and during a festival of seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten. On that day, the prince shall provide a bull of sin offering on behalf of himself and of the entire population; and during the seven days of the festival, he shall provide daily — for seven days — seven bulls and seven rams, without blemish, for a burnt offering to the Lord, and one goat daily for a sin offering. He shall provide a meal offering of an ephah for each bull and an ephah for each ram, with a hin of oil to every ephah. So, too, during the festival of the seventh month, for [...]
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“Help me remember! Let us join in argument, Tell your version, That you may be vindicated.” (Yeshayahu 43:26) This week’s Torah portion is Vayikra or Leviticus as it is called in most Bibles. It is the third book of the five books of Moses. Vayikra deals mainly with bringing offerings to God. One of my favourite television shows i ...
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Weekly Sidra: Vayikra (and He called) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 43:21-44:23 Vayikra, VaYikra, Va-yikra, or Vayyiqra (ויקרא — Hebrew for "and He called,” the first word in the parshah) is the 24th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual ...
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Weekly Sidra: Vayikra (and He called) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 43:21-44:23 The book of Leviticus is called Vayikra ("and He called") in the Torah, and is also known as the Book of Sacrifices. It is sometimes called Torat Kohanim – the Law of the Priests – since it ...
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Weekly Sidra: Vayikra (and He called) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 43:21-44:23 Vayikra or Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26 is also the name of the book which is differs from others in Torah. It is not a narrative of the people and HaShem’s story. The Exodus has occurred, people ...
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