Parsha 26 of 54 · Sefer Vayikra
6 pieces on Parshas Shemini, one for each year it was written. Each opens as a PDF.
5781–82 · Year 1 · 1 page
This week’s information will be short, as I wasn’t feeling well this week. וַיְהִי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י קָרָ֣א מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו וּלְזִקְנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel. Rashi…
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5782–83 · Year 2 · 2 pages
This week’s parsha Shemini- is the 8th day of inauguration, and according to Rashi it is Rosh Chodesh Nissan, meaning the 8 days of inauguration preceded this parsha. According to the gemara in Shabbos 87b, there were ten crowns set on the first day of…
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5783–84 · Year 3 · 1 page
This week’s Parsha, which generally falls after Pesach, is Shemini, which literally means 8th, as the Posuk of the Parsha begins, and it was on the 8th day Moshe called to Aaron and his sons and to the elders of Israel. According to Rashi, the 8th day of…
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5784–85 · Year 4 · 2 pages
This week’s Parsha, Shemini, is a unique one that can be read eight times in some years (depending on when Pesach falls out). It delves into the intriguing concept that eight is above nature, a topic often discussed in Kabala and Chassidus. The world was…
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5785–86 · Year 5 · 2 pages
This week’s Parsha is Shemini, which was the 8th day of the inauguration of the Mishkan, and Aaron’s sacrifices weren’t initially accepted; once Moshe intervened, the sacrifices were accepted, and the Jews celebrated. Then Ahron’s sons, who were of spiritual…
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5786–87 · Year 6 · 2 pages
This week’s Parsha is Shemini, which begins on the eighth day of the inauguration of the Mishkan. Many other significant events occur, including the deaths of Nadav and Avihu and the acceptance of the Jews’ offerings in the Mishkan. The acceptance of the…
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