Torah Tidbits

24 May 2012 / 3 Sivan 5772
Issue 0891
Issue 891 - Parashat Sh'mot 5770
January 07, 2010

Sedra Stats

Sh'mot STATS

13th of the 54 sedras; 1st of 11 in Sh’mot
Written on 215.2 lines in a Torah; rank: 18th
7 parshiot; 6 open, 1 closed
124 p’sukim - 15th (tied w/Emor) (2nd in Shmot)
1763 words - 14th (Emor: 22nd) (2nd in Shmot)
6762 letters - 16th (Emor: 23rd) (2nd in Shmot)
Its p’sukim are above average in length (number of words and letters). Emor was put in for comparison - look at the differences in rank

MITZVOT
None of the 613 mitzvot are in Sh’mot

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