Parashat Emor 4953 / פָּרָשַׁת אֱמוֹר
/ 20 Iyyar 4953 (Diaspora)
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Parashat Emor is the 31st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
This page displays the Diaspora Torah reading for Emor 4953. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in modern Israel.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 21:1-24:23
Emor (“Say”) opens with laws regulating priestly behavior, working in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and consuming sacrifices and priestly food. It describes the biblical holidays of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, and ends with a story about a blasphemer and his punishment. [1]
Full Kriyah
- 1: 21:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
- 2: 21:16-22:16 · 25 p’sukim
- 3: 22:17-33 · 17 p’sukim
- 4: 23:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
- 5: 23:23-32 · 10 p’sukim
- 6: 23:33-44 · 12 p’sukim
- 7: 24:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
- maf: 24:21-23 · 3 p’sukim
Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 · 17 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Emor: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
List of Dates
Parashat Emor is read in the Diaspora on:References
- Parashat Emor from Sefaria.org
- Sefaria, Inc.
- Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) and Haftarah (Ezekiel 44:15-31): 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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