Jewish Texts
Sacrifices And Passover
The juxtaposition of Vayikra with preparations for Passover shows the parallels between cleaning our homes and souls and offering atonement and thanksgiving.
Parashat Vayikra: Summary
God commands Moses regarding various types of offerings: under what circumstances they should be offered and what they should consist of.
Berakhot 2a: What’s on the Opening Page of the Talmud
The Talmud treats the law as a given; its agenda is to see how the different understandings of that law relate to each other.
Parashat Tetzaveh: Summary
God describes to Moses the clothing and anointing process of the priests.
Parashat Pekudei: Summary
The work of constructing the Tabernacle is completed; Moses receives the command to anoint its vessels and to anoint Aaron and the priests.