Parashat Shmini Atzeret – Weekly Torah Portion
Parashat Shmini Atzeret is read on the festival of Shmini Atzeret, marking the close of the Sukkot holiday. The readings from Deuteronomy focus on themes of tithes, the Shemitah year (release every seventh year), and the major pilgrimage festivals of the Jewish calendar. The additional reading in Numbers describes the special sacrifices offered on Shmini Atzeret. This study plan divides the entire Torah reading for Shmini Atzeret into seven daily sections, aligned with the traditional aliyot.
7 days
- Day 1: Parashat Shmini Atzeret – Aliyah 1: Tithes and Care for Levites
- Day 2: Parashat Shmini Atzeret – Aliyah 2: Shemitah and Servants
- Day 3: Parashat Shmini Atzeret – Aliyah 3: Consecration of Firstborn Animals
- Day 4: Parashat Shmini Atzeret – Aliyah 4: Pesach Instructions
- Day 5: Parashat Shmini Atzeret – Aliyah 5: The Eating of the Pesach and Chag HaMatzot
- Day 6: Parashat Shmini Atzeret – Aliyah 6: Counting the Omer, Shavuot, Rejoicing
- Day 7: Parashat Shmini Atzeret – Aliyah 7: Sukkot, Shalosh Regalim, and Conclusion