Parashat Vayikra
“And He Called”

9 Adar II 5782
March 12, 2022

Torah Reading

• Leviticus 1:1-5:26(6:7)
Adonai called to Moshe and spoke to him from the tent of meeting.
(Leviticus 1:1 CJB)

Haftarah Reading

• Isaiah 43:21-44:23

New Testament Reading

• Matthew 5:21-26
• Hebrews 10:1-18

Suggested Psalm

• Psalm 50
Offer thanksgiving as your sacrifice to God,
pay your vows to the Most High,
and call on me when you are in trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
(Psalms 50:14-15 CJB)

Aliyot

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

1. Leviticus 1:1
2. Leviticus 1:14
3. Leviticus 2:7
4. Leviticus 3:1
5. Leviticus 4:1
6. Leviticus 4:27
7. Leviticus 5:11

Maftir: Leviticus 5:24(6:5)

Meditation

By sacrificing His life, shedding His blood as an asham (reparation) (Isaiah 53:10), Messiah cleanses the hearts and purges the consciences of those who believe (Hebrews 10:2). Scripture announces a new way to approach God in holiness (Hebrews 10:9-10), the perfecting (or making whole) of those who are now being sanctified (Hebrews 10:14).
– 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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