Parashat Achrei Mot - פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת
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.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-18:30
Parashat Achrei Mot is the 29th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read on May 4th 2024 / 26 Nisan 5784
- Annual Reading
Read Annually
1:
16:1 - 16:17· 17 p’sukim
2:
16:18 - 16:24· 7 p’sukim
3:
16:25 - 16:34· 10 p’sukim
4:
17:1 - 17:7· 7 p’sukim
5:
17:8 - 18:5· 14 p’sukim
6:
18:6 - 18:21· 16 p’sukim
7:
18:22 - 18:30· 9 p’sukim
Maftir:
18:28 - 18:30· 3 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim:
Ezekiel 22:1 - 22:16· 16 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim:
Ezekiel 22:1 - 22:19· 19 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 1
Read Together in 2023/5783
Achrei Mot and Kedoshim are read together for Triennial Year 1.
- Triennial Year 2
May 4th 2024
1:
17:1 - 17:7· 7 p’sukim
2:
17:8 - 17:12· 5 p’sukim
3:
17:13 - 17:16· 4 p’sukim
4:
18:1 - 18:5· 5 p’sukim
5:
18:6 - 18:21· 16 p’sukim
6:
18:22 - 18:25· 4 p’sukim
7:
18:26 - 18:30· 5 p’sukim
Maftir:
18:26 - 18:30· 5 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah:
Ezekiel 20:2 - 20:20· 19 p’sukim
- Triennial Year 3
Read Together in 2025/5785
Achrei Mot and Kedoshim are read together for Triennial Year 3.