[net.religion.jewish] Difference in shabbos torah reading between Isreal & diaspora

sieg@bocar.UUCP (B A Siegel) (04/29/85)

   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

naiman@pegasus.UUCP (Ephrayim J. Naiman) (05/13/85)

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>    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.

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