Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim - פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת־קְדשִׁים
Achrei Mot (“After The Death”) opens by describing the ritual service of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It then details the prohibitions of offering sacrifices outside of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and of eating animal blood, and ends with a list of forbidden sexual relations. Kedoshim (“Holy”) opens by instructing the Israelites to be holy. It details dozens of laws regulating all aspects of life, including observing Shabbat, loving one’s neighbor, and leaving portions of a field for the poor. It ends by detailing punishments for certain types of idolatry and sexual misconduct.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-20:27
Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim is the 29,30th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on May 10th, 2025 / 12 Iyyar 5785
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
16:1 - 16:24· 24 p’sukim
2:
16:25 - 17:7· 17 p’sukim
3:
17:8 - 18:21· 30 p’sukim
4:
18:22 - 19:14· 23 p’sukim
5:
19:15 - 19:32· 18 p’sukim
6:
19:33 - 20:7· 12 p’sukim
7:
20:8 - 20:27· 20 p’sukim
Maftir:
20:25 - 20:27· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim:
Ezekiel 20:2 - 20:20· 19 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim:
Amos 9:7 - 9:15· 9 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
April 29th, 2023
1:
16:1 - 16:6· 6 p’sukim
2:
16:7 - 16:11· 5 p’sukim
3:
16:12 - 16:17· 6 p’sukim
4:
16:18 - 16:24· 7 p’sukim
5:
16:25 - 16:30· 6 p’sukim
6:
16:31 - 16:34· 4 p’sukim
7:
17:1 - 17:7· 7 p’sukim
Maftir:
17:5 - 17:7· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Amos 9:7 - 9:15· 9 p’sukim
Triennial Year 2
Read Separately in 2024/5784
Achrei Mot and Kedoshim are read separately for Triennial Year 2.
- Triennial Year 3
May 10th, 2025
1:
19:15 - 19:18· 4 p’sukim
2:
19:19 - 19:22· 4 p’sukim
3:
19:23 - 19:32· 10 p’sukim
4:
19:33 - 19:37· 5 p’sukim
5:
20:1 - 20:7· 7 p’sukim
6:
20:8 - 20:22· 15 p’sukim
7:
20:23 - 20:27· 5 p’sukim
Maftir:
20:25 - 20:27· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Amos 9:7 - 9:15· 9 p’sukim