21st of the Torah's 54 sedras; 9th of 11 in the book of Sh'mot 14 Parshiot; 10 open, 4 closed Written on 245 lines in a Sefer Torah 139 p'sukim - ranks 10th 2002 words - ranks 5th 7424 letters - ranks 8th Large sedra in general; largest in Shmot. Long p'sukim Contains 9 of the Torah's 613 mitzvot; 4 positive and 5 prohibitions That is below average in number of mitzvot per sedra, yet it is more mitzvot than 35 sedras. Tells you something about the uneven distribution of mitzvot in the Torah Parshat Para adds 1 (long) open parsha, 43+ lines, 22 p'sukim, 346 words, 1267 letters, 3 positive mitzvot Parshat Para is second longest Maftir. What's the longest? [The Ki Tisa Homepage] |
