Parsha Facts

PARSHA FACTS

Concepts

Korban Olah (burnt-offerings)
Korban Minchah (meal-offerings)
Korban Shelamim (peach-offerings)
Korban Chatas (sin-offerings)
Korban Asham (guilt-offerings)

People

Kohanim
Nasi

Places

Midbar

Mitzvos

16 mitzvos in the Parsha (Number 115-130 of the 613 Mitzvos in the Torah)

• 115. The Korban Olah.
• 116. The Korban Minchah.
• 117. Not to offer yeast or honey on the Altar.
• 118. Not to offer any Korban without salt.
• 119. The mitzvah of salting a Korban.
• 120. The Korban brought by the Sanhendrin if it erred in a ruling.
• 121. The Korban Chatas.
• 122. The mitzvah to give testimony.
• 123. The Korban Asham
• 124. Not to separate the head of a fowl from the body of the Korban Chatas.
• 125. Not to place olive oil in the Minchas Asham.
• 126. Not to add frankincense in the Minchah Chatas.
• 127. Mitzvah to adding a fifth when one has eaten or benefitted from sanctified food.
• 128. The Asham Taluy (guilt offering in a case of doubt).
• 129. The Asham Vadai (guilt offering in case of certainty).
• 130. Mitzvah to return property seized in a robbery.

Year from Creation

Timeline
2449 On Rosh Chodesh Nissan this Parsha was said

Sedra-Stats

24nd of the 54 sedras; 1st of 10 in Sefer VaYikra
Written on 215 lines in a Sefer Torah; ranks 19th
21 parshios: 13 open, 8 closed

Comparison to the other sedras:

• 111 pesukim – 26th of 54 (2nd of 10 in VaYikra)
• 1673 words – 20th of 54 (1st of 10 in VaYikra)
• 6222 letters – 20th of 54 (1st of 10 in VaYikra)

*Special features from the Mesorah: the letter alef of the first word ויקרא is written small

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