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Sedra-Stats

B'har B'chu B&B
of 54 sedras in Torah 32nd 33rd -
of 10 Sedras in Vayikra 9th 10th -
lines 99 131 263
rank 50th 47th -
Parshiyot 7 5 19
P’tuchot 1 3 6
S’tumot 6 2 13
P’sukim 57 78 144
rank (Torah/Vayikra) 50/10 46/7 -
Words 737 1013 2038
rank (Torah/Vayikra) 50/10 47/7 -
Letters 2817 3992 7523
rank (Torah/Vayikra) 50/10 47/7 -
Mitzvot (pos/prohib) 7/17 7/5 14/22
B'har is a very short sedra; only Nitzavim, Vayeilech, Haazinu, V'zot HaBracha are shorter
Only 7 sedras have more mitzvot. To illustrate how uneven the distribution of mitzvot in the Torah is - 9 sedras (B'har included) contain 409 mitzvot. 17% of the sedras contain 67% of the Torah's mitzvot. 17 other sedras (31%) have no mitzvot. The remaining 28 sedras (52%) contain the remaining 33% of the mitzvot.
As mentioned last week, R'ei, Sho-f'tim, Ki Teitzei with a total of 170 mitzvot have the most for three consecutive sedras. But for three consecutive Shabbatot, Acharei-K'doshim, Emor, B'har-B'chukotai have them beat, with a total of 178 mitzvot (among 5 sedras but 3 Shabbatot).


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