Parashat Vayikra 5799 / פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּקְרָא

/ 1 Nisan 5799

Parashat Vayikra is the 24th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 12:1-20

In Vayikra (“He Called”), the first Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus, God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Among these are sacrifices entirely burnt on the altar, meal offerings made of flour and oil, peace offerings, and sacrifices brought for sinning inadvertently. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 1:1-13 · 13 p’sukim ·
  2. 2: 1:14-2:6 · 10 p’sukim ·
  3. 3: 2:7-16 · 10 p’sukim ·
  4. 4: 3:1-17 · 17 p’sukim ·
  5. 5: 4:1-26 · 26 p’sukim ·
  6. 6: 4:27-5:26 · 35 p’sukim ·
  7. 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim ·
    *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
  8. maf*: Exodus 12:1-20 · 20 p’sukim ·
    *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah*: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 · 28 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Triennial

See Diaspora reading

List of Dates

Parashat Vayikra is read in Israel on: