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Vayikrah / Leviticus

  • Tallit

    Numbers / Bamidbar 15:37 And G-d said to Moshe: וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃   15:38 Speak to the children if Israel, and tell them to put fringes on the corners of their clothes for all generations, and to include in the fringes a blue thread. דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם וְעָשׂוּ לָהֶם צִיצִת עַל־כַּנְפֵי בִגְדֵיהֶם…

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  • Cloud-Covered Mishkan

    Numbers /  Bamidbar 9:15 And on the day on which the mishkan was erected, the cloud covered the tent of witness; from the evening until morning it had the look of fire. וּבְיוֹם הָקִים אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן כִּסָּה הֶעָנָן אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן לְאֹהֶל הָעֵדֻת וּבָעֶרֶב יִהְיֶה עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן כְּמַרְאֵה־אֵשׁ עַד־בֹּקֶר׃ 9:16 And so it was: the cloud was always covering…

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  • Choosing the Path of Mitzvot (Shabbos Stash Version)

    Leviticus/Vayikra 26:3 If you walk according to my laws (chukim), and guard and complete my commandments (mitzvot), אִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַי תֵּלֵכוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתַי תִּשְׁמְרוּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם׃   26:4 I will give you rain at the appointed seasons, so that the land (of Israel) will give its produce, and the trees will give their fruit. וְנָתַתִּי גִשְׁמֵיכֶם בְּעִתָּם וְנָתְנָה…

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  • Choosing the Path of Mitzvot (theme and variations)

    Leviticus/Vayikra 26:3 If you walk according to my laws (chukim), and guard and complete my commandments (mitzvot), אִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַי תֵּלֵכוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתַי תִּשְׁמְרוּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם׃   26:4 I will give you rain at the appointed seasons, so that the land (of Israel) will give its produce, and the trees will give their fruit. וְנָתַתִּי גִשְׁמֵיכֶם בְּעִתָּם וְנָתְנָה…

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  • Carrot Calendar

    Leviticus 23:4 These are the times that G-d decreed to be holy, as you will call them, in their appointed times. ד  אֵלֶּה מוֹעֲדֵי יְהוָה, מִקְרָאֵי קֹדֶשׁ, אֲשֶׁר-תִּקְרְאוּ אֹתָם, בְּמוֹעֲדָם. 23:5 On the fourteenth day of the first month, between the quarters [in the afternoon, there will be a Passover [offering] for G-d. ה  בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן, בְּאַרְבָּעָה…

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  • Gathering Wheat, Leaving Gleanings

    The admonition to leave food for the poor and resident alien appears in both Parashet Kedoshim and the parsha immediately following, Emor: Parashat Kedoshim: Leviticus / Vayikra 19:9 When you reap the harvest of your land, do not cut all the way to the edges of your field, and do not gather the gleanings of…

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  • Cured Leper Bathing

    Leviticus / Vayikra 14:1 And G-d said to Moshe: וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃   14:2 These are the rules for purification from Leprosy.  The Kohen comes… זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת הַמְּצֹרָע בְּיוֹם טׇהֳרָתוֹ וְהוּבָא אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן׃   14:3 … [to the afflicted person] outside the camp.  And [if the Kohen] sees the leper has been cured from…

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  • Leper

    The text explaining how leprosy is reported, examined, and dealt with takes almost the entire parsha, beginning at Leviticus / Vayikra 13:1. Though far too long to copy into this post, I recommend that you read the text itself. Ingredients: Tools: Instructions:

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  • Fruit Leather Fish

    Leviticus 11:9 Of all that which is in the water, whether in the ocean or in the rivers, you may eat [only] those that have fins and scales. אֶת־זֶה תֹּאכְלוּ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וּבַנְּחָלִים אֹתָם תֹּאכֵלוּ׃ 11:10 And all that which does not have fins and scales, whether in…

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  • Kosher Fish Variations

    Leviticus 11:9 Of all that which is in the water, whether in the ocean or in the rivers, you may eat [only] those that have fins and scales. אֶת־זֶה תֹּאכְלוּ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וּבַנְּחָלִים אֹתָם תֹּאכֵלוּ׃ 11:10 And all that which does not have fins and scales, whether in…

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