Leviticus · Weekly Torah portion
Parashat Kedoshimקְדֹשִׁים
Torah reading
Leviticus 19:1-20:27
Haftarah
Ezekiel 22:1-19
Sephardic: Ezekiel 20:2-20
What happens in Kedoshim
'You shall be holy, for I, your God, am holy' — spoken to the entire assembled people. What follows is the Torah's ethical core, the Holiness Code: honor parents, leave the corners of your field for the poor, pay workers on time, don't place a stumbling block before the blind, judge fairly, don't bear grudges — and the line Rabbi Akiva called the Torah's greatest principle: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
Big themes
- Holiness as ethics
- Love your neighbor
- Justice in daily life
If this is your bar or bat mitzvah portion
Holiness here isn't mystical — it's how you pay employees, treat the deaf and blind, and leave food for the poor. 'Love your neighbor as yourself' sits in the middle of a to-do list. A d'var Torah can ask: what would this chapter look like rewritten for a middle school?
Learning to chant Kedoshim?
Ready 13 builds a verse-by-verse practice plan for this exact portion — chanted reference audio, karaoke highlighting, trope games, and a countdown that keeps the big day on track.
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