/ 6 Iyyar 5968 (Israel)
Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim is the 29th and 30th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
This page displays the Israel Torah reading for Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5968. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of modern Israel.
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]
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Amos 9:7-15 · 9 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 20:2-20 · 19 p’sukim
N.B. the following is read in
Israel for 5968.
See also Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5968 Diaspora
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Amos 9:7-15 · 9 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 20:2-20 · 19 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah: Hosea 4:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
Achrei Mot: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
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