Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pegasus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!drutx!mtuxo!pegasus!naiman From: naiman@pegasus.UUCP (Ephrayim J. Naiman) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Difference in shabbos torah reading between Isreal & diaspora Message-ID: <2309@pegasus.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-May-85 00:12:57 EDT Article-I.D.: pegasus.2309 Posted: Mon May 13 00:12:57 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 8-May-85 03:06:43 EDT References: <136@bocar.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft NJ Lines: 30 > I was very intrigued to find out that parshas hashvua is temporarily > different between the diaspora and the land of Isreal. (Since the 8'th > day of pesach was on a shabbos, we read the appropriate pesach torah > reading. However, since pesach is only 7 days in Isreal, it was a "normal" > shabbos reading of shemini) I'm told we will reconcile at parshas > behar-bechukosai since in Isreal they will be separated. > > Does anyone know who set up this order? > Is this part of Hillel's original calendar setup? > Also why not separate tazria-mezorah or achare-kedoshim rather than > behar-bechukosai? > What criteria are used? > Why isn't uniformity more important than relevance of parsheos? > > Barry Siegel Maybe because Tazria-Mezorah and Acharei-Kedoshim have common/linked subjects and the Rabbis wanted to keep them together and preferred separating parshiot that didn't have things in common. The link in Tazria-Mezorah is the Leper laws. The link in Acharei-Kedoshim could possibly be something I heard from a Rabbi in Scranton (where I was last week for Shabbos). He said that Kedoshim discusses staying holy in particular after Acharei-Mos, which discusses forbidden relationships which make you unholy. -- ==> Ephrayim J. Naiman @ AT&T Information Systems Laboratories (201) 576-6259 Paths: [ihnp4, allegra, mtuxo, maxvax, cbosgd, lzmi, ...]!pegasus!naiman