Parashat Achrei Mot 5795 / פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת

21 April 2035 / 12 Nisan 5795

Parashat Achrei Mot is the 29th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-18:30

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. ^[1]

Full Kriyah

1. 1: 16:1-17 · 17 p’sukim ·
2. 2: 16:18-24 · 7 p’sukim ·
3. 3: 16:25-34 · 10 p’sukim ·
4. 4: 17:1-7 · 7 p’sukim ·
5. 5: 17:8-18:5 · 14 p’sukim ·
6. 6: 18:6-21 · 16 p’sukim ·
7. 7: 18:22-30 · 9 p’sukim ·
8. maf: 18:28-30 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: Malachi 3:4-24 · 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaGadol

Haftarah for Sephardim*: Ezekiel 22:1-16 · 16 p’sukim

References

Parashat Achrei Mot from Sefaria.org

Sefaria, Inc.

The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)

Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993