Category Archives: Vayikra (Lev)

Parashah 24: Vayikra (He called) 1:1–5:26(6:7) 1 Adonaicalled to Moshe and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said, 2 “Speak to the people of Isra’el; say to them, ‘When any of you brings an offering toAdonai, you may bring your animal offering either from the herd or from the flock. 3 If […]

1 “‘Anyone who brings a grain offering toAdonaiis to make his offering of fine flour; he is to pour olive oil on it and put frankincense on it. 2 He is to bring it to the sons of Aharon, thecohanim. Thecohenis to take a handful of fine flour from it, together with its olive oil […]

1 (iv)“‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, then, if he offers beforeAdonaian animal from the herd, then, no matter whether it is male or female, it must be without defect. 2 He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the tent […]

1 (v)Adonaisaid to Moshe, 2 “Tell the people of Isra’el: ‘If anyone sins inadvertently against any of themitzvotofAdonaiconcerning things which should not be done, if he does any one of them, 3 then, if it is the anointedcohenwho sinned and thus brought guilt on the people, he is to offerAdonaia young bull without defect as […]

1 “‘If a person who is a witness, sworn to testify, sins by refusing to tell what he has seen or heard about the matter, he must bear the consequences. 2 If a person touches something unclean, whether the carcass of an unclean wild animal, a domestic animal or a reptile, he is guilty, even […]

Parashah 25: Tzav (Give an order) 6:1(8) – 8:36 1 Adonaisaid to Moshe, 2 “Give this order to Aharon and his sons: ‘This is the law for the burnt offering : it is what goes up on its firewood upon the altar all night long, until morning; in this way the fire of the altar […]

1 “‘This is the law for the guilt offering: it is especially holy. 2 They are to slaughter the guilt offering in the place where they slaughter the burnt offering, and its blood is to be splashed against all sides of the altar. 3 He is to offer all its fat — the fat tail, […]

1 (iv)Adonaisaid to Moshe, 2 “Take Aharon and his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams and the basket ofmatzah; 3 and assemble the entire community at the entrance to the tent of meeting.” 4 Moshe did asAdonaiordered him, and the community was assembled at […]

Parashah 26: Sh’mini (Eighth) 9:1–11:47 1 On the eighth day, Moshe called Aharon, his sons and the leaders of Isra’el, 2 and said to Aharon, “Take a male calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defect, and offer them beforeAdonai. 3 Then tell the people of Isra’el, ‘Take […]

1 But Nadav and Avihu, sons of Aharon, each took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense on it, and offered unauthorized fire beforeAdonai, something he had not ordered them to do. 2 At this, fire came forth from the presence ofAdonaiand consumed them, so that they died in the presence ofAdonai. 3 Moshe […]