Tetzaveh

thumb|225px|right|The High Priest (illustration from a Bible card published 1907 by the Providence Lithograph Company) Tetzaveh, Tetsaveh, '''T'tzaveh, or T'tzavveh' (, the second word and first distinctive word in the parashah) is the 20th weekly Torah portion (, parashah'') in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the Book of Exodus. The parashah reports God's commands to bring olive oil for the lamp (, Menorah), make sacred garments for the priests (, kohanim), conduct an ordination ceremony, and make an incense altar.

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Readings
First reading—Exodus 27:20–28:12
Second reading—Exodus 28:13–30
Third reading—Exodus 28:31–43
Fourth reading—Exodus 29:1–18
Fifth reading—Exodus 29:19–37
Sixth reading—Exodus 29:38–46
Seventh reading—Exodus 30:1–10
Readings according to the triennial cycle
In inner-Biblical interpretation
Exodus chapters 25–39
Exodus chapter 27
Exodus chapter 28
Exodus chapter 29
Exodus chapter 30
In early nonrabbinic interpretation
Exodus chapter 28
Exodus chapter 29
In classical rabbinic interpretation
Exodus chapter 27
Exodus chapter 28
Exodus chapter 29
Exodus chapter 30
In medieval Jewish interpretation
Exodus chapter 28
In modern interpretation
Exodus chapter 27
Exodus chapter 28
Exodus chapter 29
Commandments
In the liturgy
Haftarah
Generally
Connection to the Parashah
On Shabbat Zachor
Connection to the Special Sabbath
Notes
Further reading
Biblical
Early nonrabbinic
Classical rabbinic
Medieval
Modern
External links
Texts
Commentaries

It constitutes Exodus 27:20–30:10. The parashah is made up of 5430 Hebrew letters, 1412 Hebrew words, 101 verses, and 179 lines in a Torah scroll. Jews read it the 20th Shabbat after Simchat Torah, in February or March.