Shemini, Sh'mini, or Shmini (שְּׁמִינִי—Hebrew for "eighth", the third word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 26th weekly Torah...
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word in the parashah) is the first weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The parashah consists of Genesis...
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The term parashah, parasha or parashat (Hebrew: פָּרָשָׁה Pārāšâ, "portion", Tiberian /pɔrɔˈʃɔ/, Sephardi /paraˈʃa/, plural: parashot or parashiyot, also...
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popularly abbreviated to parashah (also parshah /pɑːrʃə/ or parsha), and is also known as a Sidra or Sedra /sɛdrə/. The parashah is a section of the Torah...
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the maftir Torah reading for both Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the parashah is divided into seven readings,...
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word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 35th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading...
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Simchat Torah (category Shemini Atzeret)
the ark and read at night. In the morning, the last parashah of Deuteronomy and the first parashah of Genesis are read in the synagogue. On each occasion...
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festivals and fast days. Typically, the haftara is thematically linked to the parashah (weekly Torah portion) that precedes it. The haftara is sung in a chant...
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Acharei Mot (section Connection to the parashah)
portion in the annual cycle of Torah reading in Judaism. It is the sixth parashah or weekly portion (פָּרָשָׁה) in the Book of Leviticus, containing Leviticus...
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Noach (redirect from Noach (parashah))
Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 6:9–11:32. The parashah tells the stories of the...
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Jews celebrate Passover for seven days and thus read the next parashah (in 2018, Shemini) on the Sabbath one week after the first day of Passover, while...
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Shavuot when it falls on Shabbat, and on Shemini Atzeret. In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the parashah is divided into seven readings, or עליות...
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On Shabbat (Saturday) mornings, a weekly section (known as a sedra or parashah) is read, selected so that the entire Pentateuch is read consecutively...
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punishment by beating. The whole chapter is part of the weekly Torah portion (parashah) Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) which comprises Leviticus 17:1–18:30. The...
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Jews celebrate Passover for seven days and thus read the next parashah (in 2018, Shemini) on the Sabbath one week after the first day of Passover, while...
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identified with the šēdim "demons" (Hebrew: שדים) of Deuteronomy 32:17 (parashah Haazinu) and Psalm 106: 37–38, who are Canaanite deities. The name "Shaddai"...
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Tzav (section Connection to the Parashah)
word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 25th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading...
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Leviticus 1–5 6–8 9–11 12–13 14–15 16–18 19–20 21–24 25 26–27 Parashah Vayikra Tzav Shemini Tazria Metzora Acharei Mot Kedoshim Emor Behar Bechukotai Places...
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word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 31st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading...
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Rast is for the afternoon services on Shabbat, when Jews read the new parashah of the upcoming week, thus beginning a new week. Maqam Mahour, which is...
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commentary shares the status of Targum, and those who fear Heaven will read the parashah with both Rashi's commentary and the targum." As above, the basic obligation...
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Literally, "those things that remained of them." The arranged section (Heb. parashah sedurah) is to be found also in the Yemenite tradition of orthography,...
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