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This week’s portion called Kedoshim is from Leviticus 19-20. (Click to listen/download) Text not available. These audio files are stored (for free) at archive.org. CoM does not control or approve other content on archive.org

This week there is a pause in the regular Torah reading schedule for Passover. One of the traditional readings for this week—the one associated with the weekly Sabbath during Passover week—comes from Exodus 33:12-34:26. (Click to listen/download) The events in this passage take place later in the year of the Exodus, but it is still

This week’s portion called Acharei Mot is from Leviticus 16-18. (Click to listen/download) This week’s Torah portion is Acharei Mot, which means “after the death.” It includes Leviticus chapters 16-18. Lev. 16 describes the liturgy for Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) in the fall. One distinctive part of this liturgy is a sin offering

This weeks portion called taz-reeah (translated “She Conceive”) is from Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59. (Click to listen/download) The bulk of this week’s portion, Tazria, discusses various forms of tzara’at, skin maladies which are contracted as a result of engaging in forbidden gossip. Also discussed are certain garment discolorations which constitute “clothing tzara’at.” This time around,

This week’s portion called Shmini is from Leviticus 9-11. (Click to listen/download) Text not available. These audio files are stored (for free) at archive.org. CoM does not control or approve other content on archive.org

This week’s portion called tzav (translated “Command”) is from Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36. (Click to listen/download) This week’s Torah reading, Tzav, continues describing the various sacrifices offered in the Tabernacle and Temple — a topic started in last week’s reading. This is followed by an account of the seven-day inaugural of the Tabernacle. Please stand

This week’s portion called va-yeek-rah (translated “And He Called”) is from Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26. (Click to listen/download) This week’s Torah reading, Vayikra, begins the third book of the Torah, Leviticus. Last week we completed the reading of the book of Exodus, which concluded with a description of the construction of the Tabernacle. This week’s

Sorry, no recording this week. This week’s portion called va-vak-hel (translated “and he gather”) is from Exodus 35:1 – 38:20. In this week’s portion, Vayakhel, Moses gathers the Israelites and relays to them all the details regarding the construction of the Tabernacle and its vessels. The actual construction is also described. This portion repeats many

This week’s portion called kee-teesa (translated “when you take”) is from Exodus 30:11 – 34:35. (Click to listen/download) The portion discusses the census of the Israelites, the washbasin of the Tabernacle, the anointing oils for the priests and kings, the incense offering, and the Sabbath. The Torah then relates the story of the Golden Calf,

This weeks portion called tetz-a-veh (translated “Command”) is from Exodus 27:20 – 30:10. (Click to listen/download) This week’s Parshah, Tetzaveh, we discover the special garments worn by the priests and high priest when serving in the Tabernacle. Following that, we read God’s instructions to Moses regarding the seven-day inauguration for the Tabernacle. The portion concludes