Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5789 / פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת־קְדשִׁים
/ 13 Iyyar 5789 (Diaspora)
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: 16:1-24 · 24 p’sukim ·
- 2: 16:25-17:7 · 17 p’sukim ·
- 3: 17:8-18:21 · 30 p’sukim ·
- 4: 18:22-19:14 · 23 p’sukim ·
- 5: 19:15-32 · 18 p’sukim ·
- 6: 19:33-20:7 · 12 p’sukim ·
- 7: 20:8-27 · 20 p’sukim ·
- maf: 20:25-27 · 3 p’sukim ·
Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15 · 9 p’sukim
Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
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
- Sefaria, Inc.