Shabbat – Parshat Tetzaveh – Zachor
Tetzaveh is the 8th parsha in sefer Shemot / Exodus.
Aaron and his sons are chosen by God to be the priests in the Tabernacle. This parsha describes their priestly garments and how the new priests were initiated into the priesthood.
Parshat Tetzaveh is 101 verses from Shemot / Exodus 27:20 – 30:10.
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Why did God command Moses to take some blood from a ram and dab it on the ear, thumb, and big toe of Aaron and his sons?
Regular Haftarah – Parshat Tetzaveh
Ezekiel 43:10-27
Ezekiel was given a vision of the future 3rd Temple. These verses are about dimensions of the Altar and its dedication.
Special Haftarah – Zachor
However, this Shabbat is also known as Parshat Zachor. Therefore there is a special Haftarah.
First there is an extra Torah reading from Devarim / Deuteronomy 25:17 – 19. The Jewish people are commanded to destroy Amalek but also to remember how Amalek attacked the Jews when they left Egypt.
The Haftarah is read from 1 Samuel 15:1 – 34.
King Saul fought against Amalek and destroyed them and captured the Amalek king, Agag. The prophet Samuel rebuked Saul for not killing Agag. Samuel himself kills Agag.