Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5397 / פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת־קְדשִׁים
/ 8 Iyyar 5397
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Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim is the 29th and 30th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-20:27
Achrei Mot (“After The Death”) opens by describing the ritual service of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It then details the prohibitions of offering sacrifices outside of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and of eating animal blood, and ends with a list of forbidden sexual relations. Kedoshim (“Holy”) opens by instructing the Israelites to be holy. It details dozens of laws regulating all aspects of life, including observing Shabbat, loving one’s neighbor, and leaving portions of a field for the poor. It ends by detailing punishments for certain types of idolatry and sexual misconduct. [1]
Full Kriyah
- 1: 16:1-24 · 24 p’sukim
- 2: 16:25-17:7 · 17 p’sukim
- 3: 17:8-18:21 · 30 p’sukim
- 4: 18:22-19:14 · 23 p’sukim
- 5: 19:15-32 · 18 p’sukim
- 6: 19:33-20:7 · 12 p’sukim
- 7: 20:8-27 · 20 p’sukim
- maf: 20:25-27 · 3 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Amos 9:7-15 · 9 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 20:2-20 · 19 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Achrei Mot: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
List of Dates
Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim is read in the Diaspora on:References
- Parashat Achrei Mot from Sefaria.org
- Sefaria, Inc.
- Achrei Mot (Leviticus 16:1-18:30) and Haftarah (Ezekiel 22:1-19): The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible) (paid link)
- Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, Jewish Publication Society, 2017
- The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
- Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993
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