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More Sexual Transgressions. Revering Parents and Keeping the Sabbath. Sacrifices. Pe’ah. Vineyards. Misc Prohibitions When Acharei Mot are read separately, the 7th Aliya of Acharei Mot starts here. Sexual Transgressions Cont’d and Their Consequences The chumash lists two more forbidden sexual acts: G-d warns the Israelites not to become impure with any of these listedContinue reading “Acharei Mot-Kedoshim, 4th Aliya”

Sacrificial Laws. Sexual Prohibitions. Molech When Acharei Mot are read separately, the 5th Aliya of Acharei Mot starts here. Some Stipulations Regarding Sacrifices G-d instructs Moshe to warn the Israelites* against offering up any sacrifices outside of the temple grounds. This prohibition includes valid sacrifices as well as offerings which have become disqualified for havingContinue reading “Acharei Mot – Kedoshim, 3rd Aliyah”

The Yom Kipper Service Cont’d and Where to Slaughter Animals for Sacrifice When Acharei Mot are read separately, the 3rd Aliya of Acharei Mot starts here. The Rest of the Yom Kippur Service The Kohen is then to burn the appropriate parts of the bull and he-goat which were brought as sin offerings (see yesterday’sContinue reading “Acharei Mot-Kedoshim, 2nd Aliya”

The Yom Kippur Ceremony of the Kohen Gadol When Acharei Mot are read separately, the 1st Aliya of Acharei Mot starts here. This parsha deals with G-d giving instructions to Moshe which Moshe is to relay to Aaron regarding the sanctity of the Mishkan. It starts off with mentioning the death of Aaron’s sons NadavContinue reading “Acharei Mot-Kedoshim, 1st Aliya”

Seminal Emissions and Zivah When Tazria/Metzora are read separately, the 6th Aliya of Metzora begins here. Seminal Emissions If a man has a seminal emission, he must immerse in a mikvah and will remain impure until that evening. Any clothing upon which the semen dropped must be immersed and shall remain impure until evening. IfContinue reading “Tazria-Metzora, 7th Aliyah”

Tzaraa’s of the Home and Zav When Tazria/Metzora are read separately, the 4th Aliya for Metzora begins here. Tzara’as on a Home G-d gives instructions to Moshe and Aaron regarding when they arrive in Israel (AKA Canaan) and someone’s home has a Tzara’as affliction. Rashi comments that if such a thing happens, this is actuallyContinue reading “Tazria-Metzora, 6th Aliya”

The Ceremony of Offerings for the Atonement of a Metzora When Tazria/Metzora are read separately, the 3rd Aliya for Metzora begins here. If the person who is being purified for being a Metzora is too poor to bring the requisite offerings (see yesterday’s post for more details), he should just bring: *Side note: the textContinue reading “Tazria-Metzorah, 5th Aliya”

When Tazria/Metzora are read separately, the 7th Aliya for Tazria begins here. Tzara’as on Garments Cont’d + How to Purify A Metzorah Afflictions on Garments or Other Materials cont’d After the second seven day period of the material being put in quarantine after being washed (see yesterday’s post for more info), the Kohen is toContinue reading “Tazria-Metzora, 4th Aliyah”

When Tazria/Metzora are read seperately, the 6th Aliya for Tazria begins here Tzara’as On Baldness and On Clothing Tzara’as on Baldness A man who experiences “posterior baldness” (i.e he loses the hair on the back of his head – from where the crown of the head slopes down towards his back) is deemed pure ofContinue reading “Tazriah-Metzorah, 3rd Aliya”

When Tazria/Metzora are read seperately, the 4th Aliya for Tazria Aliya begins here Burn Scabs. Afflictions in Hair. Skin Spots. When Tazria/Metzora are read seperately, the 4th Aliya for Tazria ends and the 5th Aliya begins here Afflictions in Hair For areas on the body that do not grow much hair, the appearance of whiteContinue reading “Tazria-Metzorah, 2nd Aliya”