31st of the Torah's 54 sedras; 8th of 10 in Vayikra Written on 215 lines in a Torah 17 parshiyot; 11 open, 6 closed 124 p'sukim, ranks 15th; 1st in Vayikra; tied with Sh'mot; shorter in words & letters 1614 words, ranks 22nd (2nd) 6106 letters, ranks 23rd (2nd) Relatively short verses account for its drop in ranking in words and letters 63 of the 613 mitzvot; 24 positives; 39 prohibitions Only Ki Tetze (with 74) has more. Emor averages more than one mitzva every two p'sukim. Emor has more than five times as many mitzvot as the Torah's average. From another angle, the many mitzvot in Emor can be grouped into relatively few categories - in contrast with K'doshim whose mitzvot range over many topics. [The Emor Homepage] |
