Parasha

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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