Vayikra ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Vayikra which means โAnd he calledโ โ ืึทืึดึผืงึฐืจึธื The title “Leviticus” is derived from the Greek Septuagint (LXX) version of the Torah. The book of Leviticus is predominantly concerned with Levitical rituals. An older Hebrew name for the book was “The Laws of the Priesthood,” but […]
Behar ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Behar, BeHar, Be-har, or B’har (ืึฐึผืึทืจโ โ Hebrew for “on the mount,” the fifth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 32nd weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annualcycle of Torah reading and the ninth in the Book of Leviticus. The parashah […]
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Emor (ืืืืจ): The thirty-first reading from the Torah is called Emor (ืืืืจ), a title that comes from the first verse of the reading, which says, “Then Yah said to Moses, ‘Speak (emor) to the priests, the sons of Aaron …’” (Leviticus 21:1). Emor begins with special laws of […]
Kedoshim #ThisWeeksTorahPortion ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Kedoshim, K’doshim, or Qedoshim (ืงึฐืึนืฉึดืืืโ โ Hebrew for “holy ones,” the 14th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 30th weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the seventh in the Book of Leviticus. It constitutes […]
Acharei Mot ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Acharei Mot After the death โ ืึทืึฒืจึตื ืืึน is the 29th weekly Torah portion in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It is the sixth weekly portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the Book of Leviticus, containing Leviticus 16:1โ18:30. It is named after the fifth and sixth Hebrew […]
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Shemini, Sh’mini, or Shmini (ืฉึฐึผืืึดืื ึดืโ โ Hebrew for “eighth,” the third word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 26th weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Leviticus. Parashah Shemini tells of the […]
๐ฌ #ThisWeeksTorahPortion ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: VayikraโAnd he called โ ืึทืึดึผืงึฐืจึธื The title “Leviticus” is derived from the Greek Septuagint (LXX) version of the Torah. The book of Leviticus is predominantly concerned with Levitical rituals. An older Hebrew name for the book was “The Laws of the Priesthood,” but in Judaism […]
Shalom! I am very excited to introduce the Practical Torah podcast where each week we will examine the week’s Torah reading pulling out wisdom and inspiration for everyday life. About a year ago I started to read the weekly Torah portions and do some quick reflections on these passages […]