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Parasha #26: Shemini (שְּׁמִינִי)

Reading passages

Torah: Lev. 9:1-11:47    (Hebrew: פָּרָשַׁת שְּׁמִינִי)
Haftarah: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 (Ashkenazim) II Samuel 6:1-19 (Sephardim)

Summary

Parasha Shemini (‘eighth’) describes the inauguration of the Tabernacle and the initiation of Aaron and his sons into the priesthood. It recounts the tragic deaths of Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, for offering unauthorized fire before the Lord. The portion concludes with dietary laws, distinguishing between clean and unclean animals, and emphasizes the need for holiness and purity among the Israelites​​.

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Verse	Query	Short description
Lev. 9:4,6,23	God appears	God (or something of God) as subject to רָאָה in nifil stem.

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