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The Eternal One said to Moses: "Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: None shall defile himself for any [dead] person among his kin, . . ."  - Leviticus 21:1

TORAH, Leviticus 21:1−24:23

SUMMARY

-Laws regulating the lives and sacrifices of the priests are presented. (21:1-22:33)

-The set times of the Jewish calendar are named and described: the Sabbath, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the Pilgrimage Festivals of Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot. (23:1-44)

-God commands the Israelites to bring clear olive oil for lighting the sanctuary menorah. The ingredients and placement of the displayed loaves of sanctuary bread are explained. (24:1-9)

-Laws dealing with profanity, murder, and the maiming of others are outlined. (24:10-23)