Iyar 21, 5771 · May 25, 2011
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General Overview:
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This week's reading, Bamidbar, begins the Book of
Numbers, the fourth of the Five Books of Moses. This book of the Torah
opens on the first of Iyar, one month after the inauguration of the
Tabernacle, and several weeks before the Jews will depart from Mount
Sinai and begin their journey to the Holy Land. In this week's portion
the Israelites and the Tribe of Levi are counted separately. G‑d
instructs the Israelites on how to camp in the desert, surrounding the
Tabernacle. The Levites are informed the procedure for dismantling the
Tabernacle before traveling. |
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| THE PARSHAH |
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Numbers 1:1–4:20
Numbers in the Book of Numbers: 4 camps, 12 tribes, 273 surplus
firstborn, 22,300 Levites, 603,550 Israelites—each of whom count. Plus
how to take apart G‑d’s home, transport it across the desert, and put it
back together again.
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| COLUMNISTS |
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By Menachem Posner
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When the Torah tells us who lived near whom, it’s telling us
about the power of proximal influence. There’s the influence of a rebel
rouser and of the scholar...
By Rochel Holzkenner
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In the eyes of G-d, counting Jews is far more than keeping
score; it is, rather, His way of telling each and every one of His
children: “You matter to Me. You’re not just a number. You’re on My
speed-dial.”
By Mendel Kalmenson
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| FEATURED VIDEO |
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Five on Five—Bamidbar
How to tackle times of emotional or spiritual desolation.
By Chana Weisberg
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The Torah was given to the Jewish people in the Sinai desert.
Why did G‑d choose such a desolate place to reveal this most precious
gift?
By Nissan Dovid Dubov
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| FEATURED AUDIO CLASSES |
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A five minute weekly Torah insight based on the wellsprings of Torah and Chassidut.
By J. Immanuel Schochet
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A five minute weekly Torah thought based on the teachings of Chassidut.
By Berel Bell
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Experience the gems of the Parsha with the classic commentaries, and a kabbalstic twist.
By Elimelech Silberberg
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