Parashat Shemini
“Eighth”

23 Adar II 5782
March 26, 2022

Torah Reading

• Leviticus 9:1-11:47
On the eighth day, Moshe called Aharon, his sons and the leaders of Isra’el…
(Leviticus 9:1 CJB)

Haftarah Reading

• 2 Samuel 6:1-7:17 (A)
• 2 Samuel 6:1-19 (S)

New Testament Reading

• Hebrews 7:1-19
• 1 Peter 1:10-16

Suggested Psalm

• Psalm 128
May Adonai bless you from Tziyon!
May you see Yerushalayim prosper
all the days of your life,
and may you live to see your children’s children!
Shalom on Isra’el.
(Psalms 128:5-6 CJB)

Aliyot

The seven aliyot readings from the Torah begin at these verses:

1. Leviticus 9:1
2. Leviticus 9:17
3. Leviticus 9:24
4. Leviticus 10:12
5. Leviticus 10:16
6. Leviticus 11:1
7. Leviticus 11:33

Maftir: Leviticus 11:45

Meditation

In His last earthly prayer, Yeshua prayed for us to behold His glory (John 17:24, Leviticus 9:4,6). Future prophecy reveals that God’s glory alone will light the city of the LORD in New Jerusalem, which will descend from heaven to a completely new earth.
– from Walk Leviticus! by Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg, Ph.D., used by permission.

Torah Portion readings and the associated Haftarah readings generally follow the Stone Edition Chumash and/or the Complete Jewish Bible. Verse numbering generally follows the Hebrew tradition, and where modern Christian traditions differ those verse numbers are shown in parentheses (). Haftarah readings generally follow the Ashkenazi tradition. Where the Sephardic tradition differs, the Haftarah portions are designated as (A) and (S). Suggested New Testament readings are taken from various sources. Suggested Psalm readings are from the Messianic Siddur for Shabbat by Daniel Perek. The Key People, The Scenes, and The Main Events are taken from the Walk! series of Messianic Devotion Commentaries by Dr. Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg. Unless otherwise marked, Scripture quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, Copyright © 1998 and 2016 by David H. Stern. Used by permission. All copyrights reserved worldwide.

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