Sabbath Readings

B'har - B'chukkotai: Parashah 32 and 33 in regular years; leap years read separately Parashah 32: B'har (On Mount) Leviticus 25:1-26:2 Jeremiah 32:6-27 Luke 4:16-21 1 Corinthians 7:21-24 Galatians 6:7-10 Leviticus 25:1-2: Adonai spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai; he said, "Tell the people of Isra'el, 'When you enter the land I am giving you, the land itself is to observe a Shabbat rest for Adonai.'" Parashah 33: B'chukkotai (By My Regulations) Leviticus 26:3-27:34 Jeremiah 16:19-

Parashah 31: Emor (Speak or Say) Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Ezekiel 44:15-31 Matthew 5:38-42 Galatians 3:26-29 James 1:1-18 Leviticus 21:1 says, "Adonai said to Moshe, "Speak to the cohanim, the sons of Aharon, tell them: No cohen is to make himself unclean for any of his people who dies,..." Priests are held to a higher standard and level of accountability.

Two weekly parasha are combined to accommodate the number of Sabbaths in this calendar year without a leap year. Acharei Mot (After the Death) and K'doshim (Holy People) Leviticus 16:1–20:27 Ezekiel 20:2-20; 22:1–19 Amos 9:7–15 Matthew 5:33-37; 5:43-48; 15:1-11; 19:16-30; 22:33-40 Mark 7:1-23; 12:28-34 Luke 10:25-39 John 7:1–10:21 Romans 3:19-28; 9:30-10:13; 13:8-10 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 2 Corinthians 2:1-11 Galatians 3:10-14; 5:13-26 Hebrews 7:23-10:25 James 2:1-9 1 Peter 1:1

In regular years such as 2026, Parashah 27 and 28 are read together. Tazria-Metzora: She Conceives (Parashah 27) and Person Afflicted With Tzara'at (Parashah 28) Leviticus 12:1-15:33 2 Kings 4:42-5:19, 7:3-20 Matthew 8:1-4, 9:20-26, 11:2-6 Mark 1:40-45, 5:24b-34 Luke 2:22-24, 5:12-31, 7:18-23, 8:42b-48 Hebrews 13:4 She Conceives Leviticus 12:1-2: "Adonai said to Moshe, 'Tell the people of Isra'el: If a woman conceives and gives birth to a boy, she will be unclean for seven da

Shemini (Eighth) Leviticus 9:1–11:47 Ezekiel 45:18–46:15 2 Samuel 6:1-7:17 Matthew 3:11-17 Mark 9:1–13 Leviticus 9:1 says, "On the eighth day, Moshe called Aharon, his sons, and the leaders of Isra'el..." Aharon and his sons, newly appointed as priests to serve Israel, completed the seven days of consecration and preparation to minister. Now it is the eighth day, and the time to begin their ministry as priests to the community of Israel. We know the number seven is relat

Because this week's Sabbath falls during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, there is a special reading for this week. The Intermediate Sabbath of Passover (Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach) Exodus 33:12-34:26 Numbers 28:16-25 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Luke 24 Exodus 34:18 states, "Keep the festival of matzah (Chag HaMatzot) by eating matzah, as I ordered you, for seven days during the month of Aviv; for it was in the month of Aviv that you came out of Egypt." 1 Cor 5:6-8 6 Your boasting is not g

Tzav (Command!) Leviticus 6:1(8)-8:36 Ezekiel 36:16-36 Jeremiah 7:21-8:3, 9:22(23)-23(24) Mark 12:28-34 Romans 12:1-2 1 Corinthians 10:14-23, 15:1-58 The Most High said to Moshe (Moses) in Leviticus 6:8-9, "Give this order to (Command) Aharon and his sons: 'This is the law for the burnt offering: it is what goes up on its firewood upon the altar all night long, until morning; in this way the fire of the altar will be kept burning. As with last week's readings, while reading a

Vayikra (And He Called) Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Isaiah 43:21-44:23 Hebrews 9:1-28, 10:1-14, 13:10-16 The opening word of Leviticus 1 in Hebrew means "And He Called." Leviticus 1:1 reads, "ADONAI called to Moshe and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said," The Tabernacle (Mishkan) is completed, the glory of the LORD has filled the temple, and now the laws or instructions regarding the offerings (korbanot) to be presented are given. The offering would go up (olah) to be acce

Vayakhel (And He Assembled) Exodus 35:1-38:20 1 Kings 7:13-26 Luke 21:4 John 6:1-71 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 Hebrews 9:1-14 Revelation 11:1-13 Pekudei (Accounts) Exodus 38:21-40:38 1 Kings 7:40-8:21 Hebrews 8:1-12 Special Sabbath of the Month Reading which occurs before the 1st of Nisan, the first month of the Hebrew Calendar (leading up to Passover) Exodus 12:1-20 Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 The glory of the LORD filled the Temple now that the construction of the Tabernacle (Mishkan) ha

Ki Tisa (When You Take) Exodus 30:11-34:35 1 Kings 18:1-39 Matthew 17:1-13 Luke 11:14-20 Acts 7:37-8:1 1 Corinthians 10:1-3 2 Corinthians 3:1-18 The Numbering of the Israelites and preparation for the building of the tabernacle Exodus 30:11-13, "ADONAI said to Moshe, 'When you take a census of the people of Isra'el and register them, each, upon registration, is to pay a ransom for his life to ADONAI, to avoid any breakout of plague among them during the time of the census.' E

Tetzaveh (You Shall Command) Exodus 27:20-30:10 Ezekiel 43:10-27 1 Peter 2:1-25 You are to order (Tetzaveh) the people of Isra'el to bring you pure oil of pounded olives for the light and to keep a lamp burning continually. - Exodus 27:20 You are to make for your brother Aharon garments set apart for serving G-d, expressing dignity and splendor. Speak to all the craftsmen to whom I have given the spirit of wisdom, and have them make Aharon's garments to set him apart for me,

Terumah (Offering) Exodus 25:1-27:19 1 Kings 5:26-6:13 Mark 12:35-44 Hebrews 8:1-6, 9:1-28, 10:1 Adonai said to Moshe, "Tell the people of Isra'el to take up a collection for me - accept a contribution (terumah) from anyone who wholeheartedly wants to give. The contribution you are to take from them is to consist of gold, silver, and bronze; blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen, goat's hair, tanned ram skins, and fine leather; acacia wood; oil for the light, spices for

Mishpatim (Laws) Exodus 21:1-24:18, 30:11-16 Jeremiah 34:8-22, 33:25-26 Mark 7:5-15; 10:17-31 Luke 18:18-30 Acts 6:1-7 Romans 2:17-29; 7:7-12; 13:8-10 Ephesians 6:1-3 Colossians 3:1-25 1 Timothy 3:1-14 2 Timothy 2:2 Titus 1:5-9 Hebrews 12:18-29 James 2:8-13 1 Peter 2:9-10 These are the rulings (mishpatim) you are to present to them: - Exodus 21:1

Yitro (Jethro) Exodus 18:1-20:23 Isaiah 6:1-13 Matthew 5:21-30, 15:1-11, 19:16-30 Luke 18:18-30 Acts 6:1-7 Romans 2:17-29, 7:7-12, 13:8-10 1 John 5:1-11

Beshalach (When He Let Go) Exodus 13:17 - 17:16 Judges 4:4-5:1-31 Luke 2:22-24 John 6:25-35; 19:31-37 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 2 Peter 1 Revelation 15:1-4