Parashat Emor 5791 / פָּרָשַׁת אֱמוֹר

/ 17 Iyyar 5791

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 3
  1. 1: 23:23-25 · 3 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 23:26-32 · 7 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 23:33-44 · 12 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 24:1-4 · 4 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 24:5-9 · 5 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 24:10-12 · 3 p’sukim ·
  7. 7: 24:13-23 · 11 p’sukim ·
  8. maf: 24:21-23 · 3 p’sukim ·

Alternate Haftarah: Nachum 1:1-7, 2:1-3, 2:2b-3a · 12 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

List of Dates

Parashat Emor is read in the Diaspora on:

References

Parashat Emor from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
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
Modification of the Triennial Cycle Readings for Combined Parashot in Certain Years
Rabbi Miles B. Cohen, 2020
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