Tetzaveh

Not to be confused with Tzav (parsha) or Mitzvah.
The High Priest (illustration from a Bible card published 1907 by the Providence Lithograph Company)

Tetzaveh, Tetsaveh, T'tzaveh, or T'tzavveh (Hebrew: תְּצַוֶּה, romanized: Təṣavve, lit. '[you] shall command', the second word and first distinctive word in the parashah) is the 20th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה‎, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the Book of Exodus. The parashah reports God's commands to bring olive oil for the lamp (מְנוֹרָה‎, Menorah), make sacred garments for the priests (כֹּהֲנִים‎‎, kohanim), conduct an ordination ceremony, and make an incense altar.

It constitutes Exodus 27:20–30:10. The parashah is made up of 5430 Hebrew letters, 1412 Hebrew words, 101 verses, and 179 lines in a Torah scroll.[1] Jews read it the 20th Shabbat after Simchat Torah, in February or March.[2]

  1. ^ "Torah Stats for Shemoth". Akhlah Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Parashat Tetzaveh". Hebcal. Retrieved February 5, 2015.