Parashat Shmini is the 26th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on / 24 Nisan 5783.
Shemini (“Eighth”) opens with the consecration of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Two of Aaron’s sons are consumed by a fire sent from God when they attempt to offer a “strange fire.” God describes the animals, birds, and fish that are permissible and prohibited for consumption, as well as some laws of ritual purity. [1]
N.B. special maftir in years 5782, 5784, 5787, 5790, 5793, 5795, 5798
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 · 40 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: II Samuel 6:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
N.B. special Haftarah in years 5782, 5784, 5787, 5789, 5790, 5792, 5793, 5795, 5796, 5798
Alternate Haftarah: II Samuel 6:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
Haftarah*:
Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
· 28 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh