Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5781 / פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת־קְדשִׁים

/ 12 Iyyar 5781

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. 1: 16:1-24 · 24 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 16:25-17:7 · 17 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 17:8-18:21 · 30 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 18:22-19:14 · 23 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 19:15-32 · 18 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 19:33-20:7 · 12 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 20:8-27 · 20 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 20:25-27 · 3 p’sukim ·
Triennial year 2
  1. 1: 17:8-12 · 5 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 17:13-16 · 4 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 18:1-5 · 5 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 18:6-21 · 16 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 18:22-30 · 9 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 19:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 19:5-14 · 10 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 19:11-14 · 4 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15 · 9 p’sukim

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
  1. 1: 16:1-6 · 6 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 16:7-11 · 5 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 16:12-17 · 6 p’sukim ·

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim is read in the Diaspora on:

References

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
Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim from Sefaria.org
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