Weekly Portion: Emor (Leviticus 21-24)
This week’s portion sets forth the standards of purity and perfection for a Cohen; specifies the physical requirements of sacrifices and what is to be done with blemished offerings; proclaims as holidays the Shabbat, Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. It reminds the Jewish people to provide pure olive oil for the Menorah and designates the details of the Showbread (two stacks of 6