Parshat Tzav

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Further instructions for the priests on sacrificial procedures, the consecration of Aaron and his sons. Leviticus 6:1-8:36.

Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 5

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 5

And thou shalt command (Exod. 27:20). Scripture states elsewhere in reference to this verse: Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair (Song 1:15). R. Akiba said: The e...

Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 6

And thou shalt command (Exod. 27:20). It is written elsewhere in Scripture: Thy head (roshekh) upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair (dalat) of thy head like the purple; and the k...

Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 7

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 7

In the tent of meeting, without the veil (Exod. 27:21). In case you are inclined to assert that He required the light, the menorah was placed before the curtain near the ark, outsi...

Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 8

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 8

Pure olive oil beaten for the light (Exod. 27:20). You find that a person standing in the dark can observe what is transpiring in a lighted place. However, anyone standing in a lig...

Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 9

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 9

And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them (Exod. 29:1). Scripture says elsewhere in reference to this verse: The wise shall inherit honor (Prov. 3:35). Fitting, indeed, is...

Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 10

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 10

This is the thing that thou shalt do unto them (Exod. 29:1). Scripture states elsewhere in reference to this verse: But Thou, O Lord, art on high for evermore (Ps. 92:9). And prece...

Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 11

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 11

This is the thing that thou shalt do unto them (Exod. 29:11). Scripture says elsewhere in allusion to this verse: The wise shall inherit honor; but as for the fools, they carry awa...

Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 12

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 12

And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them (Exod. 29:1). Scripture says elsewhere in allusion to this verse: Forever, O Lord, Thy word standeth fast in heaven (Ps. 119:89)....

Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 13

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 13

This is the thing that thou shalt do unto them (to hallow them … take one young bullock and two rams without blemish, and unleavened bread) (Exod. 29:1). You shall do it for them, ...