Shemini, Sh'mini, or Shmini (שְּׁמִינִי ‎— Hebrew for "eighth", the third word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 26th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה ‎, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Leviticus.

The name of the Parshah, “Shemini,” means “eighth” and it is found in Leviticus 9:1. On the eighth day, following the seven days of their inauguration, Aaron and his sons begin to officiate as kohanim (priests); a fire issues forth from G‑d to consume the offerings on the altar, and the divine presence comes to dwell in the Sanctuary.

The name of the Parshah, “Shemini,” means “eighth” and it is found in Leviticus 9:1. On the eighth day, following the seven days of their inauguration, Aaron and his sons begin to officiate as kohanim (priests); a fire issues forth from G‑d to consume the offerings on the altar, and the divine presence comes to dwell in the Sanctuary.

Jewish texts and source sheets about Parashat Shemini from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library. Shemini (“Eighth”) opens with the consecration of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Two of Aaron’s sons are consumed by a fire sent from God when they attempt to offer a “strange fire.”

2025年3月28日 · 1 On the eighth day, Moses summoned Aaron, Aaron’s sons, and the elders of Israel. וַֽיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי - On the eighth day - i.e., the eighth day of the installation rites, which was 1 Nisan, for on that day the Tabernacle was officially erected and the Divine Presence was manifest there, as described later.

Parashat Shemini: When Silence is a Crime According to one commentator, Aaron’s silence after the death of his sons only comes after he has finished crying. By Rabbi Alon Meltzer

2023年4月14日 · Shemini begins on the eighth and final day of inauguration week. The ceremony narrated in Leviticus 9 culminates in a felicitous and ecstatic moment of response from God to their carefully orchestrated sacrificial rites: “Moses and Aaron then went inside the Tent of …

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On the eighth day, Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. Moses told Aaron to gather specific animal and grain offerings and bring them before the Lord. They brought the offerings to the front of the Tent of Appointed Meeting. The entire community came forward and stood before the Lord.

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