Exploring the Tanach: Sefer Vayikra

The sixth in a series of videos exploring the Tanach (Hebrew Bible).

The Sefer Vayikra or Book of Leviticus is the third book of the Tanach and the third of five books of the Torah written by Moses. The name Vayikra literally means and He called and is taken from the first word of the Hebrew text. Sefer Vayikra contains laws and priestly rituals, but in a wider sense is about the working out of Hashem's covenant with the Children of Israel set out in Bereishit and Shemot.

Sources:
Book of Leviticus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sefer Vayikra)

Leviticus (http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=301&letter=L&search=... Vayikra)

Stone Edition Tanach, ArtScroll (2007)

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• Judaism
• Jewish
• Tanach
• Tanakh
• Hebrew
• Bible
• Old
• Testament
• Torah
• Scriptures
• Vayikra
• Leviticus
• Tabernacle
• Offerings
• Sacrifices
• Priests
• Levites
• Purification
• Laws
• Mitzvot
• Commandments