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YINR 929: Tanach Yomi

Josh Blechner

A short thought for each chapter/perek in Tanach for Tanach yomi/daily Bible study by Josh Blechner

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Leviticus 19: Be Holy

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/28

“Speak to the whole Israelite community and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, your God am holy” (Verse 2). דַּבֵּר אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם קְדֹשִׁים תִּהְיוּ כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אֲנִי ה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃In chapter 18, God relayed his mishpatim and chukim and then listed some examples. In this chapter, God takes a different tact. The list of laws are not introduced by legal categories, but with a call to lead a holy life. The concept of holiness was not very prevalent in the

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Leviticus 18: Five Pesukim, Five Lessons

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/27

Most of chapter 18 deals with the list of the forbidden relationships. The first few verses also provide a wealth of information. Verses 2-6 all end with “I am HaShem your God.”Verse two is almost a direct copy of the first of the Ten Commandments.“Speak to the Israelite people and say to them: I am HaShem your God”דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אֲנִי ה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃ and “I Hashem am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage” (Exodus 20:2).אָנֹכִי

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Leviticus 17: Location, Location, Location

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/26

“Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, lamb or goat and has not brought it to the [altar at the] entrance to the Tent of Meeting, to bring it as an offering to God before the tabernacle of God, blood shall be imputed upon him, for he has shed blood, and he shall be uprooted from his people. So that the children of Israel shall bring that which they slaughter… to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting to the Kohen. And they shall no longer slaughter their offerings to the demons after

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Leviticus 16: Unique Kippur

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/25

Chapter 16 details the service procedure on Yom Kippur. The Mishnah explains that the service must be performed in the exact order listed in the Torah or it is deemed invalid (Mishnah Yoma 5:7). There is something else unique in the chapter. When other holidays are mentioned in the Torah, the holiday itself is mentioned first and then the specific mitzvah for the day. In this chapter, the first thing mentioned is the death of Aaron’s two sons from six chapters ago, and then the service and then, in

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Leviticus 15: Don't Tread on Me

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/22

“Anyone who touches his bed must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening (verse 5: וְהַנֹּגֵעַ בְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָרֶב׃). During the discussion of the zav, someone who most likely had a bacterial infection of their genitals, the torah introduces the concept of midras. In the complicated regime of tumah and tahara- purity and impurity-, certain levels of impurity impart impurity in different ways to others. A main

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Leviticus 14: The Cedar Plank?

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/21

As part of the healing korban of the person with tzaraat, “the priest shall order two live pure birds, cedar wood, crimson stuff, and hyssop to be brought for the one to be purified (verse 4: וְצִוָּה הַכֹּהֵן וְלָקַח לַמִּטַּהֵר שְׁתֵּי צִפֳּרִים חַיּוֹת טְהֹרוֹת וְעֵץ אֶרֶז וּשְׁנִי תוֹלַעַת וְאֵזוֹב׃). The unique piece of this korban is the cedar wood. No other korban contains a piece of cedar wood. Why is this included here? Each part of this korban connects to the idea that tzaraat was a result

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Leviticus 13: What is Tzaraat?

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/20

The next two chapters discuss in extreme detail the affliction of Tzaraat. Most translate the word as leprosy. Although modern leprosy does not match most of the symptoms listed in this chapter. Another mystery about Tzaraat is that the Torah never mentions why someone would get the disease. There were people in Tanach that get Tzaraat- Moshe, in one of the early signs he’s told to show to Pharoah (although it is the only of the early signs he does not actually show Pharoah). Miriam becomes snow

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Leviticus 12: Birth Day

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/19

“On the completion of her period of purification, for either son or daughter, she shall bring to the priest, at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, a lamb in its first year for a burnt offering, and a pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering (verse 6: וּבִמְלֹאת יְמֵי טָהֳרָהּ לְבֵן אוֹ לְבַת תָּבִיא כֶבֶשׂ בֶּן־שְׁנָתוֹ לְעֹלָה וּבֶן־יוֹנָה אוֹ תֹר לְחַטָּאת אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן׃).Why does the woman have to bring a sin offering after giving birth? This seems antithetical to the

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Leviticus 11: Go Birds!

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/18

Chapter 11 discusses what makes animals kosher. Land animals need to chew their cud and have split hooves. The Torah then gives examples of which animals do one but not the other- camels, pigs, and rabbits. For fish, scales and fins are required. The Torah does not give examples of fish that are not kosher. Creepy crawling animals and bugs are forbidden in their entirety except for certain grasshoppers. Then comes birds. For birds the Torah does not list certain features, it simply lists 24

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Leviticus 10: It's Ok to Cry

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/15

“וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־אַהֲרֹן וּלְאֶלְעָזָר וּלְאִיתָמָר בָּנָיו רָאשֵׁיכֶם אַל־תִּפְרָעוּ וּבְגָדֵיכֶם לֹא תִפְרֹמוּ וְלֹא תָמֻתוּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָעֵדָה יִקְצֹף וַאֲחֵיכֶם כָּל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל יִבְכּוּ אֶת־הַשְּׂרֵפָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׂרַף ה׳” (ויקרא י׳:ו׳).“And Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, ‘Do not bare your heads and do not rend your clothes, lest you die and anger strike the whole community. But your kin, all the house of Israel, shall bewail the fire that ה׳ has wrought’”

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Leviticus 9: Don't Be Afraid!

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/14

“וַתֵּצֵא אֵשׁ מִלִּפְנֵי ה׳ וַתֹּאכַל עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֶת־הָעֹלָה וְאֶת־הַחֲלָבִים” (ויקרא ט׳:כ״ד).After Aaron and his sons perform the various korbanot as part of the inauguration ceremony, ה׳ sends a fire down to consume the various offerings: “Fire came forth before ה׳ and consumed the burnt offering and the fat parts on the altar” (verse 24). The important piece here is not the miraculous event but the people’s reaction after:“וַיַּרְא כָּל־הָעָם וַיָּרֹנּוּ וַיִּפְּלוּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶם” (ויקרא

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Leviticus 8: Oil is Thicker than Wine

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/13

“וַיִּצֹק מִשֶּׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה עַל־רֹאשׁ אַהֲרֹן וַיִּמְשַׁח אֹתוֹ לְקַדְּשׁוֹ” (ויקרא ח׳:י״ב).He poured some of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him (verse 12). Chapter 8 of Leviticus is almost like the “ויקהל־פקודי” of the inauguration ceremony laid out by ה׳ at the end of Exodus. A key part of the ceremony is the pouring of the anointing oil on the vessels of the Mishkan, and most importantly, on Aaron’s head. The anointing oil acts as the link between the

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Leviticus 7: Fat Free (and Blood-Free) Diet

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/12

“דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵייִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר כָּל־חֵלֶב שׁוֹר וְכֶשֶׂב וְעֵז לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ” (ויקרא ז׳:כ״ג).In the middle of discussing the sacrifices, the Torah takes a slight detour todiscuss the forbidden parts of animals—the fat and the blood. The fat and theblood are the parts of the korban that are sacrificed on the altar. The fatsare burned at the end of the day and the blood is sprinkled or poured on thealtar. Because these two parts of the sacrifices are exclusively for ה׳, they are forbidden for

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Leviticus 6: Is This Burning an Eternal Flame?

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/11

“אֵשׁ תָּמִיד תּוּקַד עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לֹא תִכְבֶּה. וְהָאֵשׁ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ תּוּקַד־בּוֹ לֹא תִכְבֶּה, וּבִעֵר עָלֶיהָ הַכֹּהֵן עֵצִים בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר, וְעָרַךְ עָלֶיהָ הָעֹלָה, וְהִקְטִיר עָלֶיהָ חֶלְבֵי שְׁלָמִים” (ויקרא ו׳:ה׳–ו׳).“The fire on the altar shall be kept burning, not to go out: every morning the priest shall feed wood to it, lay out the burnt offering on it, and turn into smoke the fat parts of the offerings of well-being. A perpetual fire shall be kept burning on the altar,

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Leviticus 5: Two Turtle Doves

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/08

“But if one’s means do not suffice for a sheep, that person shall bring to God as the penalty for that of which one is guilty, two turtledoves or two pigeons—one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering” (verse 7).וְאִם־לֹא תַשִּׂיג יָדוֹ דֵּי שֶׂה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא שְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ שְׁנֵי בְנֵי יוֹנָה לַה׳ אֶחָד לְחַטָּאת וְאֶחָד לְעֹלָה׃The ability to bring a sin offering is an essential part of asking for forgiveness. The proper animal to bring is a sheep, but God

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Leviticus 4: Taking responsibility

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/07

Chapter 4 discusses a rarity—leaders taking responsibility for their actions. The Torah lists three possible scenarios where a leader must bring a communal offering.The first is a priest that makes a mistake. “If it is the anointed priest who incurred guilt, so that blame falls upon the people, he shall offer for the sin of which he is guilty a bull of the herd without blemish as a sin offering to the LORD” (Leviticus 4:3–4).אִם־הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ יֶחֱטָא לְאַשְׁמַת הָעָם וְהִקְרִיב עַל־חַטָּאתוֹ

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Leviticus 3: We Come in Peace

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/06

“If his sacrifice is a Shlamim offering, if he brings it from cattle, whether male or female, unblemished he shall bring it before the Lord” (verse 1).וְאִם־זֶבַח שְׁלָמִים קָרְבָּנוֹ אִם־מִן־הַבָּקָר הוּא מַקְרִיב אִם־זָכָר אִם־נְקֵבָה תָּמִים יַקְרִיבֶנּוּ לִפְנֵי ה׳׃Why is this korban called a shlamim? Rashi gives two answers. Both answers connect shlamim with the word shalom. His first answer is that the shlamim brings peace into the world, although Rashi does not explain why. Other commentators

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Leviticus 2: You're a Handful!

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/05

“The priest shall scoop out of it a handful (kometz) of its choice flour and oil, as well as all of its frankincense” (verse 2).וְהֵרִים מִמֶּנּוּ בְּקֻמְצוֹ מִסֹּלֶתָהּ וּמִשַּׁמְנָהּ עַל כָּל־לְבֹנָתָהּ וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־אַזְכָּרָתָהּ הַמִּזְבֵּחָה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַה׳׃What is a kometz? The Gemara in Yoma 47b explains that the word means handfuls. If the word was only "handfuls," then the measurement could have been an overflowing fistful. Therefore, later in chapter 6 verse 8, the

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Leviticus 1: Wholly Sacrifices

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/04

“If your offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you shall make your offering a male without blemish. You shall bring it to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, for acceptance in your behalf before God” (verse 3).אִם־עֹלָה קָרְבָּנוֹ מִן־הַבָּקָר זָכָר תָּמִים יַקְרִיבֶנּוּ אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד יַקְרִיב אֹתוֹ לִרְצֹנוֹ לִפְנֵי ה׳׃The Hebrew word for “without blemish” is תָּמִים (tamim). The word first appears early in Genesis describing Noah:“This is the line of Noah.—Noah was a righteous

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Exodus 40: A Little Help From My Friends

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi ·

2026/01/01

“In the first month of the second year, on the first of the month, the Tabernacle was set up/ Moses set up the Tabernacle, placing its sockets, setting up its planks, inserting its bars, and erecting its posts.” (verses 17–18)וַיְהִי בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן בַּשָּׁנָה הַשֵּׁנִית בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הוּקַם הַמִּשְׁכָּן׃וַיָּקֶם מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־אֲדָנָיו וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־קְרָשָׁיו וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־בְּרִיחָיו וַיָּקֶם אֶת־עַמּוּדָיו׃The use of passive voice in the verse is puzzling. Moshe is

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