Sh’mini Eighth
The word sh’mini means “eighth,” and it is the twenty-sixth reading from the Torah and third reading from the book of Leviticus. Sh’mini comes from the first words of Leviticus 9:1, which says, “Now it came about on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel”. (Leviticus 9:1).
The text goes on to describes the events of the eighth after setting up the Tabernacle, a phenomenal worship services followed by a tragic incident. The reading concludes with the biblical dietary laws regarding animals fit for consumption and prohibitions regarding those that are unfit.
Leviticus 9:1-11:47
Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
Mark 7:1-23
From FFOZ Unrolling the Scroll
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