Shemini, Sh’mini, or Shmini (שמיני — Hebrew for "eighth,” the third word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 26th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 9:1–11:47. Jews in the Diaspora read it the 25th or 26th Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in late March or April. The parshah tells of the consecration of the Tabernacle, the death of Nadav and Avihu, and the dietary laws of kashrut.
Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and laid incense on it; and they offered before HaShem alien fire, which He had not enjoined upon them. 2 And fire came forth from HaShem and consumed them; thus they died at the instance of HaShem. [Vayikra 10:1-3] This weeks Torah reading deals in part with the death of Aaron’s two sons Nadab & Abihu after they disobeyed the commandment of HaShem and offered a strange fire to Him. It also deals with the Laws of Kashrut, this is which animals were and were not to be eaten. The Torah is truth and the fact is Hashem wants us to obey all of his commandments (Mitzvot). What does one have to do with the other? We can see that God was so angry at Aaron’s sons that He killed them. Why? This [...]
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We have the culmination of the Mishkan (Taberncle) creation and beginning of use, doubled with the beginning Aaron and his sons being set aside as high priests occurring this week in the portion Shemini. Aaron loses two of his sons to the Most High’s fire and HaShem gives us the kosher dietary laws, kashrut. This parsha has quite the storylin ...
Weekly Sidra: Shemini (Eight) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Haftorah: Sh’muel Bet / II Samuel 6:1-6:19 This week’s Parasha is called Shemini, which could be translated the Eighth. The number eight represents a level that is higher than nature, and above time. This is the level of the miraculous, which ...
Weekly Sidra: Shemini (Eight) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Haftorah: Sh’muel Bet / II Samuel 6:1-6:19 David was afraid of the Lord that day; he said, "How can I let the Ark of the Lord come to me?" 10 So David would not bring the Ark of the Lord to his place in the City of David; instead, David d ...
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Weekly Sidra: Shemini (Eight) Shabbat: Parah Adumah (Red Heifer) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47 Special Maftir: Bamidbar / Numbers 19:1-19:22 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 36:16 – 36:38 "This is the decree of the Torah, which HaShem has commanded, saying: Speak to the Children of Israel, and ...
Weekly Sidra: Shemini (Eight) Shabbat: Parah Adumah (Red Heifer) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47 Special Maftir: Bamidbar / Numbers 19:1-19:22 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 36:16 – 36:38 Shemini, Sh’mini, or Shmini (שְּׁמִינִי &mdas ...
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