Parashat Shmini 5781 / פָּרָשַׁת שְּׁמִינִי
/ 28 Nisan 5781
Parashat Shmini is the 26th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 9:1-11:47
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]
Full Kriyah
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 · 40 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: II Samuel 6:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
Triennial year 2
- 1: 10:12-15 · 4 p’sukim
- 2: 10:16-20 · 5 p’sukim
- 3: 11:1-8 · 8 p’sukim
- 4: 11:9-12 · 4 p’sukim
- 5: 11:13-19 · 7 p’sukim
- 6: 11:20-28 · 9 p’sukim
- 7: 11:29-32 · 4 p’sukim
- maf: 11:29-32 · 4 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 · 40 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: II Samuel 6:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:18-27 · 10 p’sukim
Commentary and Divrei Torah
Shmini: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
List of Dates
Parashat Shmini is read in the Diaspora on:References
- Parashat Shmini from Sefaria.org
- Sefaria, Inc.
- Shmini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47) and Haftarah (II Samuel 6:1-7:17): The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible) (paid link)
- Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, Jewish Publication Society, 2017
- 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
- Haftarot for a Triennial Cycle Torah Reading
- Avram Israel Reisner, 2014
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