Tzav

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Contents

Readings
First reading—Leviticus 6:1–11
Second reading—Leviticus 6:12–7:10
Third reading—Leviticus 7:11–38
Fourth reading—Leviticus 8:1–13
Fifth reading—Leviticus 8:14–21
Sixth reading—Leviticus 8:22–29
Seventh reading—Leviticus 8:30–36
Readings according to the triennial cycle
In inner-Biblical interpretation
Leviticus chapters 1–7
Leviticus chapter 8
In early non-Rabbinic interpretation
Leviticus chapter 8
In classical rabbinic interpretation
Leviticus chapter 6
Leviticus chapter 7
Leviticus chapter 8
In medieval Jewish interpretation
Leviticus chapters 1–7
Leviticus chapter 8
In modern interpretation
Leviticus chapters 6–7
Leviticus chapter 8
In critical analysis
Commandments
In the liturgy
Haftarah
Generally
Connection to the Parashah
On Shabbat HaGadol
On Shabbat Parah
On Shabbat Zachor
Connection to the Special Sabbath
Notes
Further reading
Biblical
Early nonrabbinic
Classical rabbinic
Medieval
Modern
External links
Texts
Commentaries

right|thumb|300px|The Tabernacle and the Camp (19th Century drawing) Tzav, Tsav, Zav, Sav, or Ṣaw (—Hebrew for "command," the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 25th weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the second in the Book of Leviticus. The parashah teaches how the priests performed the sacrifices and describes the ordination of Aaron and his sons. The parashah constitutes Leviticus 6:1–8:36. The parashah is made up of 5,096 Hebrew letters, 1,353 Hebrew words, 97 verses, and 170 lines in a Torah scroll (, Sefer Torah). Jews read it the 24th or 25th Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in the second half of March or the first half of April.

==Readings== In traditional Shabbat Torah reading, the parashah is divided into seven readings called aliyot ().