Parashat Acharei Mot
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Parashat Acharei Mot is a weekly Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus that primarily details Yom Kippur rituals, laws of holiness, and prohibitions related to sexual conduct and idolatry.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parashah
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section of the Book of Leviticus ⓘ weekly Torah portion ⓘ |
| addresses |
defilement of the land by sexual sins
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separation of Israel from the practices of Egypt and Canaan ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Aaron
NERFINISHED
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Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beginsAt | Leviticus 16:1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookNumberInTorah | 3 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Masoretic Text ⓘ |
| describes |
entry of the High Priest into the Holy of Holies
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service of the High Priest on Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| endsAt | Leviticus 18:30 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Parashat Kedoshim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Parashat Metzora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | legal and ritual text ⓘ |
| halakhicContent |
laws of ritual purity related to the sanctuary
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laws of sacrificial worship ⓘ sexual ethics ⓘ |
| includedIn | Jewish liturgical lectionary ⓘ |
| includesLaw |
centralization of sacrificial worship
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command to keep God’s statutes and ordinances ⓘ fasting and self-affliction on Yom Kippur ⓘ prohibition of Molech worship ⓘ prohibition of adultery ⓘ prohibition of bestiality ⓘ prohibition of eating blood ⓘ prohibition of incestuous relationships ⓘ prohibition of male homosexual intercourse ⓘ prohibition of offering sacrifices outside the Tabernacle ⓘ sending the scapegoat to the wilderness ⓘ sprinkling of blood in the Holy of Holies ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
read in the annual Torah reading cycle
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sections read on Yom Kippur morning in many traditions ⓘ |
| nameInHebrew | אַחֲרֵי מוֹת NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | after the death of Aaron’s two sons ⓘ |
| oftenCombinedWith | Parashat Kedoshim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingWords | Vayedaber Adonai el Moshe acharei mot shnei bnei Aharon ⓘ |
| parashahNumberInAnnualCycle | 29 ⓘ |
| parashahNumberInLeviticus | 7 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Leviticus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
Yom Kippur rituals
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holiness laws ⓘ prohibitions against idolatrous practices ⓘ prohibitions of illicit sexual relations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Day of Atonement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationOfName | After the death ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.