Tetzaveh

Tetzaveh, Tetsaveh, T'tzaveh, or T'tzavveh (תְּצַוֶּה‎—Hebrew for "[you] shall command," the second word and first distinctive word in the parashah) is the 20th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה‎, 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 (מְנוֹרָה‎, Menorah), make sacred garments for the priests (כֹּהֲנִים‎‎, kohanim), conduct an ordination ceremony, and make an incense altar.

It constitutes Exodus 27:20–30:10. The parashah is made up of 5,430 Hebrew letters, 1,412 Hebrew words, 101 verses, and 179 lines in a Torah Scroll (סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה‎, Sefer Torah).^[1] Jews read it the 20th Sabbath after Simchat Torah, in February or March.^[2]