Parashat Emor 5756 / פָּרָשַׁת אֱמוֹר

/ 15 Iyyar 5756

Parashat Emor is the 31st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

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. 1: 21:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
  2. 2: 21:16-22:16 · 25 p’sukim
  3. 3: 22:17-33 · 17 p’sukim
  4. 4: 23:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  5. 5: 23:23-32 · 10 p’sukim
  6. 6: 23:33-44 · 12 p’sukim
  7. 7: 24:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
  8. maf: 24:21-23 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 · 17 p’sukim

Triennial year 1
  1. 1: 21:1-6 · 6 p’sukim
  2. 2: 21:7-12 · 6 p’sukim
  3. 3: 21:13-15 · 3 p’sukim
  4. 4: 21:16-24 · 9 p’sukim
  5. 5: 22:1-9 · 9 p’sukim
  6. 6: 22:10-12 · 3 p’sukim
  7. 7: 22:13-16 · 4 p’sukim
  8. maf: 22:13-16 · 4 p’sukim

Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 · 17 p’sukim

Alternate Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-24 · 10 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

Emor: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)

Emor: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible)

List of Dates

Parashat Emor is read in Israel 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
A Complete Triennial System for Reading the Torah
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, 1988
Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
Avram Israel Reisner, 2014

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