Parshat Vayikra is the 1st parsha in Sefer Vayikra (also known as Leviticus).
This parsha is verses Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26, or a total of 111 verses.
Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.
sacrifices – offerings
Sacrifices are animal and meal offerings presented in the Temple. In broad categories, there were these offerings: daily, Shabbat, holiday, and personal.
Thinking about Third Temple Sacrifices
Parshat Vayikra 5772
Earlier in the week I asked a number of questions to stimulate thinking about the difficult topic of animal sacrifices (offerings) in the Temple.
In this post I will focus on four questions:
Will There be Sacrifices in the Third Temple?
Parshat Vayikra 5772
As we read last week, at the end of Sefer Shemot / Exodus, Moses set up the Mishkan / Tabernacle and the glory of God filled it.
Here at the beginning of Sefer Vayikra / Leviticus, God calls to Moses and tells him which sacrifices the Jewish people will be offering.