Parashat Emor - פָּרָשַׁת אֱמוֹר
Emor (“Say”) opens with laws regulating priestly behavior, working in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and consuming sacrifices and priestly food. It describes the biblical holidays of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, and ends with a story about a blasphemer and his punishment.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 21:1-24:23
Parashat Emor is the 31st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on May 2nd, 2026 / 15 Iyyar 5786
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
21:1 - 21:15· 15 p’sukim
2:
21:16 - 22:16· 25 p’sukim
3:
22:17 - 22:33· 17 p’sukim
4:
23:1 - 23:22· 22 p’sukim
5:
23:23 - 23:32· 10 p’sukim
6:
23:33 - 23:44· 12 p’sukim
7:
24:1 - 24:23· 23 p’sukim
Maftir:
24:21 - 24:23· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah:
Ezekiel 44:15 - 44:31· 17 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
May 2nd, 2026
1:
21:1 - 21:6· 6 p’sukim
2:
21:7 - 21:12· 6 p’sukim
3:
21:13 - 21:15· 3 p’sukim
4:
21:16 - 21:24· 9 p’sukim
5:
22:1 - 22:9· 9 p’sukim
6:
22:10 - 22:12· 3 p’sukim
7:
22:13 - 22:16· 4 p’sukim
Maftir:
22:13 - 22:16· 4 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Ezekiel 44:15 - 44:24· 10 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 2
May 15th, 2027
1:
22:17 - 22:20· 4 p’sukim
2:
22:21 - 22:25· 5 p’sukim
3:
22:26 - 22:33· 8 p’sukim
4:
23:1 - 23:3· 3 p’sukim
5:
23:4 - 23:8· 5 p’sukim
6:
23:9 - 23:14· 6 p’sukim
7:
23:15 - 23:22· 8 p’sukim
Maftir:
23:19 - 23:22· 4 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 1:
Malachi 2:1 - 2:10· 10 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah Part 2:
Malachi 2:7 - 2:7· 1 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
May 13th, 2028
1:
23:23 - 23:25· 3 p’sukim
2:
23:26 - 23:32· 7 p’sukim
3:
23:33 - 23:44· 12 p’sukim
4:
24:1 - 24:4· 4 p’sukim
5:
24:5 - 24:9· 5 p’sukim
6:
24:10 - 24:12· 3 p’sukim
7:
24:13 - 24:23· 11 p’sukim
Maftir:
24:21 - 24:23· 3 p’sukim