Parashat Aḥarei Mōt • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

This is an archive of Torah and Haftarah readings for Parashat Aḥarei Mōt (Leviticus 16:1-18:30) in Sefer Vayiqra according to the annual Torah reading cycle.
The haftarah reading for Parashat Aḥarei Mōt is Ezekiel 22:1-19.
Parashat Qedoshim is preceded by parashat Metsora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33). Parashat Qedoshim (Leviticus 19:1-20:26) follows it.
The parashot Aḥarei Mōt and Qedoshim are sometimes combined. (HebCal is our preferred resource for checking up on all calendar related events.) When that occurs, the haftarah reading is that for parashat Qedoshim.
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תפילה קודם קריאת פרשת אחרי מות | Prayer to be Recited Before the Reading of Parashat Aḥarei Mōt, by Rabbi Steven Greenberg

Contributor(s):

Steven Greenberg

A prayer to recognize lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identifying folk before reading Parshat Aḥarei Mot (Leviticus 16:1–18:30) in the synagogue. . . .

Kavvanah before the reading of parashat Aḥarei Mōt and the pain caused by Leviticus 18:22, by Rabbi Victor Reinstein (2015)

Contributor(s):

Victor Reinstein

“A kavvanah (declaration of intention) that we bring to the reading of parashat Aḥarei Mot and the pain caused by Leviticus 18:22” was offered by Rabbi Victor Reinstein in 2015. . . .

📜 פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת | Parashat Aḥarei Mōt (Leviticus 16:1-18:30), color-coded according to its narrative layers

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription), Tzemaḥ Yoreh, the Masoretic Text, Masoretic layer 'P' and Masoretic layer 'H'

The text of parashat Aḥarei Mōt, distinguished according to the stratigraphic layers of its composition according to the Supplementary Hypothesis. . . .

📜 Torah Reading for Parashat Aḥarei Mōt (Leviticus 16:1-18:30): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):

Len Fellman (translation) and the Masoretic Text

A Torah reading of Parashat Aḥarei Mōt in English translation, transtropilized. . . .

💬 Haftarah Reading for Parashat Aḥarei Mot (Ezekiel 22:1-19): Chantable English translation with trōp, by Len Fellman

Contributor(s):

Len Fellman (translation), the Masoretic Text and Yeḥezqel ben Būzi haKohen

The haftarah reading for Parashat Aḥarei Mot, in English translation, transtropilized. . . .

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