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Parasha Behaalotecha: Raising the Menorah, the Light of Purity

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This week's Scripture portion is named Behaalotecha, which means when you step up. It is called this because it begins with instructions as to how the Menorah (lampstand) is to be set up in the Tabernacle. A related word is aliyah (עליה) — the Hebrew word for immigrating to the Land of Israel. It can also be defined as the act of going up.

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Emor: Sanctifying His Name With Holy Lives

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In this week’s Torah reading, Emor, which means say, God gives Moses instructions regarding rules of purity for the priests (כֹּהֲנִים, Kohanim), who are held to a stricter standard than the general population. For instance, the priests are not to make themselves ceremonially unclean through contact with a person who had died, unless that person was a very close relative such as a father or mother, or son, or daughter.

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Acharei Mot (After Death): God Accepts His Scapegoat for Sin

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Parasha Acharei Mot begins with God's instructions for Aharon (Aaron), the Cohen HaGadol (The High Priest), regarding entering the innermost chamber of the Sanctuary, the Holy of Holies, with the ketoret (incense offering) and the preparations for the crucial once-a-year sacrifice on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) which was later fulfilled by the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 52:13–53:12.

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