Sivan 4, 5771 · June 6, 2011
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General Overview:
In this week's Torah reading, Beha'alotecha, G‑d
instructs Aaron concerning the Tabernacle Menorah lighting. The Levites
are initiated into the Tabernacle service. The "Second Passover" is
instituted. At G‑d's behest, Moses makes two trumpets, and is instructed
how and when to use them. The Israelites leave Mount Sinai, and proceed
towards the Land of Canaan. The people unreasonably complain about
their "frugal" manna diet and receive a meat supplement, albeit with
tragic results. Moses appoints seventy elders to assist him in bearing
the burden of the people. Miriam speaks negatively about Moses and is
punished with tzara'at (a skin disease).
Shavuot General Overview: The Israelites experience the Divine
revelation at Mount Sinai and hear the Ten Commandments. The day's
reading, which relates that which transpired on this very date millennia
ago, also describes the preparations for, and aftermath of, this
historic event. |
By Mendel Kalmenson
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| THE PARSHAH |
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Numbers 8:1-12:16
Lamps and lamplighters, journeys and encampments, petitioners
(who are rewarded) and complainers (who are punished), seventy new
prophets and one loyal disciple, an elusive father-in-law and a critical
sister
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Exodus 19:1-20:23; Deuteronomy 14:22--16:17
Who are the Jews, what it means to be "chosen", the revelation
at Sinai, the Ten Commandments, and the three pilgrimage festivals
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| COLUMNISTS |
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Is there a way to master our past?
By Mendel Kalmenson
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We can inspire our children, or teach them to inspire themselves. We can be their wings, or teach them to fly.
By Mendel Kalmenson
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40 essays, stories, meditations and readings, each offering a
glimpse into something the Torah says about itself and its place in our
lives
Compiled by Yanki Tauber
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A dialogue between Moses and the angels, in which the angels
challenged Israel's right to receive the Torah, yields fascinating
insights into the nature of spirituality and physicality, the purpose of
creation, and the role of the Torah
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
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| FEATURED VIDEO |
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Five on Five—Behaalotecha
How to light up the life of another.
By Chana Weisberg
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A 60-Second Clip
The Mitzvah ATM is about to dispense the Torah in honor of the
holiday of Shavuot. One snag, though: It wants trustworthy guarantors...
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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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An in depth look at how and where the Menorah was placed in the Temple.
By Moshe New
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Eating cheese cake; and staying up all night: Insight and
explanations into some of the laws and customs pertaining to the
festival of Shavuot.
By Moshe New
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Five Minute Class
A five minute Shavuot insight based on the wellsprings of Torah and Chassidut.
By J. Immanuel Schochet
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