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Torah Portion #29 Acharei Mot (Leviticus 16:1-18:30)
In this Torah portion, instructions are given to avoid being make unclean. Also the instructions for the appointed holy day of Yom Kippur, the day of atonement.
“So keep my charge not to follow any of these abominable customs that others before you have followed and thus defile yourselves by doing them.” – Leviticus 11:30
Torah Portion #28 M’tzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33)
This Torah portion in regular years is read with Parashah 27, in leap years read separately. I conintinues to talk about the law concerning the person afflicted with tzara’at and his purification of it.
Torah Portion #27 Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59)
In this Torah Portion we are introduced to tzara’at. Also the instructions are given for clean and uncleanness as a result of the birth of a child.
Torah Portion #26 Sh’mini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)
In this Torah Portion we see the priest given the instruction of how to worship and the consequences for disobeying.
Torah Portion #25 Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36)
We continue to learn about the instructions of the offerings from the book of Leviticus. In this torah portion there is a shift from being general instructions for the people of Israel, to more specific directions for the priests of Israel.
The book I read from in this video was Torah Scope by William Mark Huey.
Torah Portion #24 Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26)
This is the first Torah Portion in the book of Leviticus and talk about the 5 different types of offerings.
The complete book of Leviticus took place at Mt. Sani.
The Purpose of Leviticus is an instruction for the priests and Levites outlining their duties in worship. How to perform their duties, hot to be educated regarding Yah’s sacrifices, laws, etc. It is a guidebook of holy living for community of Israel.
The word “Leviticus” means, “that which pertains to the Levites.
The theme of the book are the requirments to be set apart to YHWH
The overwhelming message of Leviticus is the holiness of Our Creator,
“you must be holy because I, Yahweh your God is holy -Leviticus 19:2
Holiness in mentioned more times (152) than in any other book of the Bible.
Introduction to Leviticus
The overwhelming message of Leviticus is the holiness of Yahweh – “You must by holy because, I, the Creator, is holy” Leviticus 19:2. But how can unholy people approach a holy God? The answer – first sin must be dealt with.
In Leviticus sacrifices, priests and the sacred Day of Atonement opened the way for the Israelites to come to Yahweh.
Torah Portion #23 P’kudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38)
This Torah Portion is the end of the story of Exodus. Moses laid out the steps, but Ithamar supervised the project. Yahweh didn’t ask Moses to build the Tabernacle but to motivate the experts to do it. Every single detail was followed according to Yah’s plan. The Tabernacle was finally complete to the last detail. Moses was careful to obey all the instructions exactly.
“Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of Our Creator filled the Tabernacle” -Exodus 40:34
Torah Portion #22 Vayak’hel (Exodus 35:1-38:20)
In this Torah Teaching I talk about, the construction of the Tabernacle and the instructions for the Sabbath. Our Creator gave the instructions to all the community.
Then Moses said to the whole community of Israel -Exodus 35:4
Torah Portion #21 Ki Tissa (Exodus 30:11-34:35)
In this Torah Teaching I talk about, money for the Tabernacle, the anointing oil, the incense, craftsmen; Bezalel and Oholiab.
In Chapter 32 I explain one of the most dreadful acts to ever take place, the breaking of the Torah with the golden calf.
The main message of this teaching is there are 3 main consequences for breaking Torah;
1-Plagues
2-Death
3-Being cut off from the community.