Parashat Shemini: Parasha Pointers

Parashat Shemini - The Two Priests Are Destroyed (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)

Shemini – Parasha Pointers The inauguration of the Mishkan took eight days [Lev. 9:1]. It is interesting to consider the appearances of cycles of seven and eight in the biblical calendar and in events and rituals. The number seven appears in: the creation of the world, Shabbat, Pesah, seven weeks leading to Shavuot, Shavuot itself, […]