Learn to Lein Parshat Tzav Torah Reading צַו
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Parshat Tzav: the laws of the korbanot from the kohanim's side, the fire on the altar, who eats what and where, and then the seven days of inauguration in which Moshe installs Aharon and his sons. Often Shabbat HaGadol, the Shabbat before Pesach. About 18 minutes of leining, recorded aliyah by aliyah by a Master Baal Koreh with every word highlighted as it is read.
Next leined on Saturday, 27 March 2027
| Reading | Pesukim | Audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah 1 | Leviticus 6:1-6:1111 pesukim | 2:11Free | Hear Aliyah 1 → |
| Aliyah 2 | Leviticus 6:12-7:1022 pesukim | 3:29Members | Hear Aliyah 2 → |
| Aliyah 3 | Leviticus 7:11-7:3828 pesukim | 4:52Members | Hear Aliyah 3 → |
| Aliyah 4 | Leviticus 8:1-8:1313 pesukim | 1:48Members | Hear Aliyah 4 → |
| Aliyah 5 | Leviticus 8:14-8:218 pesukim | 1:40Members | Hear Aliyah 5 → |
| Aliyah 6 | Leviticus 8:22-8:298 pesukim | 2:12Members | Hear Aliyah 6 → |
| Aliyah 7 | Leviticus 8:30-8:367 pesukim | 1:26Members | Hear Aliyah 7 → |
| Maftir | Leviticus 8:33-8:364 pesukim | 0:43Members | Hear the Maftir → |
| Haftarah | Jeremiah 7:21-8:3 Jeremiah 9:22-9:2319 pesukim |
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Aliyah 1 — Leviticus 6:1-6:11
עלייה 1 — ויקרא 6:1-6:11The olah stays on the altar all night. The kohen removes the ashes and keeps the fire burning always. The minchah eaten by the kohanim, and the minchah of the Kohen Gadol brought every day.
Aliyah 2 — Leviticus 6:12-7:10
עלייה 2 — ויקרא 6:12-7:10The chatat and the asham, where they are slaughtered and who eats them. The shelamim: the todah with its four kinds of bread, and the time limit for eating it.
Aliyah 3 — Leviticus 7:11-7:38
עלייה 3 — ויקרא 7:11-7:38The rest of the shelamim laws: pigul, tumah, and the ban on fat and blood. The breast and the thigh given to the kohanim. The summary of all the offerings.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 4 — Leviticus 8:1-8:13
עלייה 4 — ויקרא 8:1-8:13Moshe gathers the congregation to the entrance of the Ohel Moed, washes Aharon and his sons, dresses Aharon in the eight garments, and anoints the Mishkan and Aharon.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 5 — Leviticus 8:14-8:21
עלייה 5 — ויקרא 8:14-8:21Aharon's sons are dressed. The bull of the chatat and the ram of the olah are brought.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 6 — Leviticus 8:22-8:29
עלייה 6 — ויקרא 8:22-8:29The ram of inauguration: its blood on the right ear, thumb and toe of Aharon and his sons, the waving of the portions, and the sprinkling of the oil and blood on the garments.
Back to top ↑Aliyah 7 — Leviticus 8:30-8:36
עלייה 7 — ויקרא 8:30-8:36The kohanim eat the inauguration meat at the entrance of the Ohel Moed and stay there seven days and nights, as commanded.
Back to top ↑Maftir — Leviticus 8:33-8:36
מפטיר — ויקרא 8:33-8:36Stay at the entrance of the Ohel Moed seven days, and Aharon and his sons do all that Hashem commanded through Moshe.
Back to top ↑Haftarah — Jeremiah 7:21-8:3, Jeremiah 9:22-9:23
הפטרה — ירמיהו 7:21-8:3, ירמיהו 9:22-9:23Yirmiyahu: Hashem did not command your fathers about offerings when He took them out of Egypt, but to listen to His voice. On Shabbat HaGadol it is replaced by the haftarah from Malachi.