Torah: Vayikra (Leviticus) 21:1 – 24:23

Haftarah: Yechezk’el (Ezekiel) 44:15 – 31

Brit Hadasha: Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:14-16, John 6:32-38

Portion Summary:

The thirty-first reading from the Torah is called Emor (אמור), a title that comes from the first verse of the reading, which says, “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Speak (emor) to the priests, the sons of Aaron …’” (Leviticus 21:1). Emor begins with special laws of sanctity, propriety and purity for the priesthood. Leviticus 23 provides an overview of the biblical calendar, a listing of the LORD’s appointed times(First Fruits of Zion)

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