Shabbat - 5/5/07 (17 Iyar 5767)

For your local Shabbat Candle-lighting times, please go here. This week's reading is a double portion -- Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23). Topics in Emor: Laws of a Kohen, Laws of the Kohen Gadol, Disqualifying blemishes, Safeguarding the sanctity of offerings and terumah, Terumah, Blemished animals, Desecration and sanctification of G-d’s Name, Festivals, Pesach, The Omer, The Omer count and Shavuos, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Succos and Shemini Atzeres, The Menorah, Showbread, The blasphemer For more information about this week's Parsha, please visit these sites. Orthodox Union Chabad Aish HaTorah United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism Union for Reform Judaism Jewish Reconstructionist Federation