Chukat, Hukath, or Chukkas, is the 39th weekly Torah portion (, "parashah") in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the Book of Numbers, the parashah sets out the law of purification with the water of lustration prepared with the Red Cow, also called the “Red Heifer”, was a cow brought to the priests as a sacrifice according to what book?
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Chukat Chukat, Hukath, or Chukkas ( — Hebrew for "decree," the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 39th weekly Torah portion (, "parashah") in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the Book of Numbers. The parashah sets out the laws of corpse contamination ("tumat hamet") and purification with the water of lustration prepared with the Red Cow (, "parah adumah", also called the “Red Heifer”), and reports the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, the failure of Moses at the Waters of Meribah, and the conquest of Arad, the Amorites, and Bashan. The parashah constitutes . The parashah is the shortest weekly Torah portion in the Book of Numbers (although not the shortest in the Torah), and is made up of 4,670 Hebrew letters, 1,245 Hebrew words, and 87 verses, and can occupy about 159 lines in a Torah Scroll (, "Sefer Torah").
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Red heifer The red heifer (Hebrew: פָרָ֨ה אֲדֻמָּ֜ה‎ ; "para adumma"), also known as the red cow, was a cow brought to the priests as a sacrifice according to the Hebrew Bible, and its ashes were used for the ritual purification of "Tum'at HaMet" ("the impurity of the dead"), that is, an Israelite who had come into contact with a corpse.
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Book of Exodus The Book of Exodus or, simply, Exodus (from Ancient Greek: ἔξοδος , "éxodos", meaning "going out"; Hebrew: וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת‎ , "we'elleh shəmōṯ", "These are the names", the beginning words of the text: "These are the names of the sons of Israel" Hebrew: וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמֹות בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ ), is the second book of the Torah and the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament).
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Tifcha Tifcha (Hebrew: טִפְחָ֖א‎ ‎ , also spelled "Tifkha", "Tipcha" and other variant English spellings) is a cantillation mark commonly found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books that are chanted. In Sephardic and Oriental traditions, it is called Tarcha, meaning "dragging" or "effort".
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Law of Moses The Law of Moses, also called the Mosaic Law or in Hebrew: תֹּורַת מֹשֶׁה‎ ‎ , "Torat Moshe", refers primarily to the Torah or first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Traditionally believed to have been written by Moses, most academics now believe they had many authors.
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Hesat Hesat is an ancient Egyptian goddess in the form of a cow. She was said to provide humanity with milk (called "the beer of Hesat") and in particular to suckle the pharaoh and several ancient Egyptian bull gods. In the "Pyramid Texts" she is said to be the mother of Anubis and of the deceased king. She was especially connected with Mnevis, the living bull god worshipped at Heliopolis, and the mothers of Mnevis bulls were buried in a cemetery dedicated to Hesat. In Ptolemaic times (304–30 BC) she was closely linked with the goddess Isis.
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Bemidbar (parsha) Bemidbar, BeMidbar, or B'midbar ( — Hebrew for "in the desert of" [Sinai], the fifth overall and first distinctive word in the parashah), often called Bamidbar or Bamidbor ( — Hebrew for "in the desert"), is the 34th weekly Torah portion (, "parashah") in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the Book of Numbers. The parashah tells of the census and the priests' duties.
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Mo'ed Katan Mo'ed Katan or Mo'edh Qatan (Hebrew: מועד קטן, lit. "little festival") is the eleventh tractate of "Seder Moed" of the Mishnah and the Talmud. It is concerned with the laws of the days between the first and last days of Passover and Sukkot (as both of these festivals are a week in length). These days are also known as "Chol HaMoed" days. Mo'ed Katan also discusses the laws of Aveilus (Bereavement). Consisting of only three chapters, it has a Gemara ("Completion") from both Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud.
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Fast of the Firstborn Fast of the Firstborn (Hebrew: תענית בכורות‎ ‎ , "Ta'anit B'khorot" or תענית בכורים‎ , "Ta'anit B'khorim"); is a unique fast day in Judaism which usually falls on the day before Passover (i.e. the fourteenth day of Nisan, a month in the Jewish calendar. Passover always begins on the fifteenth of the Hebrew month). Usually, the fast is broken at a siyum celebration (typically made at the conclusion of the morning services), which, according to prevailing custom, creates an atmosphere of rejoicing that overrides the requirement to continue the fast (see "Breaking the fast" below). Unlike all other Jewish fast days, only firstborns are required to fast on the Fast of the Firstborn.
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Metzora (parsha) Metzora, Metzorah, M'tzora, Mezora, Metsora, or M'tsora ( — Hebrew for "one being diseased," the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 28th weekly Torah portion (, "parashah") in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the Book of Leviticus. The parashah deals with ritual impurity. It addresses cleansing from skin disease (, "tzara'at"), houses with an eruptive plague, male genital discharges, and menstruation. The parashah constitutes The parashah is made up of 4,697 Hebrew letters, 1,274 Hebrew words, and 90 verses, and can occupy about 159 lines in a Torah Scroll (, "Sefer Torah").
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Chayei Sarah Chayei Sarah, Chaye Sarah, or Hayye Sarah ( – Hebrew for "life of Sarah," the first words in the parashah) is the fifth weekly Torah portion (, "parashah") in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis The parashah is made up of 5,314 Hebrew letters, 1,402 Hebrew words, and 105 verses, and can occupy about 171 lines in a Torah Scroll (, "Sefer Torah").
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Tohorot (tractate) Tohorot (Hebrew: טָהֳרוֹת, literally "Purities") is a tractate in the Mishnah and Tosefta, treating especially of the lesser degrees of uncleanness the effects of which last until sunset only. In most editions of the Mishnah it is the fifth tractate in the order Tohorot. It is divided into ten chapters, comprising ninety-six paragraphs in all.
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Hekat (unit) The hekat or heqat (transcribed "HqA.t") was an ancient Egyptian volume unit used to measure grain, bread, and beer.
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Mishnah Yomis In Judaism, Mishnah Yomis (Hebrew: משנה יומית‎ "The Daily Study of the Mishnah") refers to the Torah study cycle in which two Mishnayos (brief collections of rulings dealing with the Oral Law) are learned every day.
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Jewish education Jewish education (Hebrew: חינוך, "Chinukh") is the transmission of the tenets, principles and religious laws of Judaism. Known as "People of the Book", Jews value education. The emphasis and value of education is strongly embedded in Jewish culture. Judaism places a heavy emphasis on Torah study. Throughout Jewish history, the tradition of Jewish education began with the Old Testament during biblical times. The bible describes the purpose of Jewish education. The main purpose in the bible is to know how to worship God. Therefore, Jewish parents needed to teach their children about some basic prayers and what the Torah forbids at their young ages. Parents should have transmitted Jewish morals, faith, and values to their children. The bible’s teachings have important impact on Jewish education. Because of this, Jewish education is rooted in the Torah. Nathan H. Winter wrote, “Torah has also been described as that dealing with the whole existence of the human being; that which touches life at every point. Torah also connotes learning, instruction, and guidance. Jewish education was concerned with the transmission of this cultural heritage to the individual Jew.”
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Shofetim (parsha) Shofetim or Shoftim ( — Hebrew for "judges," the first word in the parashah) is the 48th weekly Torah portion (, "parashah") in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the Book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes The parashah provides a constitution — a basic societal structure — for the Israelites. The parashah sets out rules for judges, kings, Levites, prophets, cities of refuge, witnesses, war, and unsolved murder victims.
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Mishkan T'filah Mishkan T'filah—A Reform Siddur is a prayer book prepared for Reform Jewish congregations around the world by the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). "Mishkan T'filah (משכן תפלה)" is Hebrew for "Dwelling Place for Prayer" and the book serves as a successor to the "Gates of Prayer, the New Union Prayer Book" ("GOP"), which was released in 1975. In 2015, the CCAR released the complementary "Mishkan HaNefesh" machzor for the High Holy Days.
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Soferim (Talmud) Masekhet Soferim "The Tractate of the Scribes" (Hebrew: מסכת סופרים) is a non-canonical Talmudic treatise dealing especially with the rules relating to the preparation of the holy books, as well as with the regulations for the reading of the Law.
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Passover Passover or Pesach ( ; from Hebrew "Pesah, Pesakh"), is an important, biblically-derived Jewish holiday. Jews celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in ancient Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses. It commemorates the story of the Exodus as described in the Hebrew Bible, especially in the Book of Exodus, in which the Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. According to standard biblical chronology, this event would have taken place at about 1300 BCE (AM 2450).
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High Sabbaths High Sabbaths, in most Christian and Messianic Jewish usage, are seven annual Biblical festivals and rest days, recorded in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. This is an extension of the term "high day" found in the King James Version at .
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Kohen Kohen or cohen (or "kohain"; Hebrew: כֹּהֵן‎ , "priest", pl. "kohanim") is the Hebrew word for priest used colloquially in reference to the Aaronic priesthood. Jewish kohanim are traditionally believed and halakhically required to be of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron. The term is used colloquially in Orthodox Judaism in reference to modern day descendants of Aharon, brother of Moses.
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Emor Emor ( — Hebrew for "speak," the fifth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 31st weekly Torah portion (, "parashah") in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the Book of Leviticus. The parashah describes purity rules for priests (, "Kohanim"), recounts the holy days, describes the preparations for the lights and bread in the sanctuary, and tells the story of a blasphemer and his punishment. The parashah constitutes It has the most verses (although not the most letters or words) of any of the weekly Torah portions in the Book of Leviticus, and is made up of 6,106 Hebrew letters, 1,614 Hebrew words, and 124 verses and can occupy about 215 lines in a Torah Scroll (, "Sefer Torah"). (Parashah Vayikra has the most letters and words of any weekly Torah portion in Leviticus.)