Parashat Shmini 5795 / פָּרָשַׁת שְּׁמִינִי
/ 20 Adar II 5795
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
- 1: 9:1-16 · 16 p’sukim ·
- 2: 9:17-23 · 7 p’sukim ·
- 3: 9:24-10:11 · 12 p’sukim ·
- 4: 10:12-15 · 4 p’sukim ·
- 5: 10:16-20 · 5 p’sukim ·
- 6: 11:1-32 · 32 p’sukim ·
- 7: 11:33-47 · 15 p’sukim ·
- maf*: Numbers 19:1-22
· 22 p’sukim
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*Shabbat Parah
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
Ezekiel 36:16-38
· 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat Parah
Haftarah for Sephardim: II Samuel 6:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday
Commentary and Divrei Torah
List of Dates
Parashat Shmini 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 Shmini from Sefaria.org
- Sefaria, Inc.