Numbers – בַּמִּדְבָּר

The story of the daughters of Zelophehad is very interesting and has a couple of layers. Yesterday we mentioned one

Today’s ‘Parashah’ (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Beha’alotecha’  {בהעלותך} (‘when you step up’). This is the third ‘Parashah’ in the Book

  Korah and his company complained about the leadership role of Moses, or in other words, they challenged Moses and

Nachshon Ben Aminadav {נחשון בן עמינדב}  was one of the leaders of the Judah tribe during the time of the

Yesterday we explained the background of Korah’s rebellion. The main trigger of the rebellion was the appointment of Elizaphan, the

Our weekly Torah portion begins with the following verses: “Now Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of

Right at the beginning of the Book of Numbers, a census of the people of Israel was held: “The LORD

Yesterday we mentioned that there are two different words for ‘spying’ in Biblical Hebrew. The first word ‘La-Tur’ {לתור}  which

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashot’ (weekly Torah portions) are ‘Matot’ {מטות} (Hebrew for ‘tribes’) and ‘Masei’ {מסעי} (Hebrew for ‘journeys’). Both together comprise

Today’s ‘Parashah’ {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Shlach Lecha’ {שלח לך} (‘send to you’ or ‘send to yourself’). This is

The main topic of ‘Parashat Korach’ {פרשת קורח} (the weekly Torah portion of ‘Korah’) is Korah’s rebellion against Moses and

Even though our weekly Torah portion is named after Balak the son of Zippor the king of Moab, the main

Yesterday we mentioned the connection between the weekly Torah portion (‘Naso’) and the weekly Prophet’s portion which speaks about Samson.

This week’s ‘Haftarah’ (weekly Prophet’s portion) is one of a series of three ‘Haftarot’ (plural from of weekly Prophet’s portion)

  ‘Parashat Balak’ {פרשת בלק} – the weekly Torah portion of ‘Balak’ – refers to the story of the King

Today’s ‘Parashah’ {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Chukat’ {חקת} (‘decree’ or ‘law’). This is the sixth ‘Parashah’ in the Book

The sin of the spies, who were sent to explore the Land of Israel, is considered to be one of

Yesterday we talked about the fascinating structure of the priestly blessing and today we will discuss the Hebrew meaning of

‘Nazirite’ is ‘Nazir’ (נזיר) in the original Hebrew and it is derived from the Hebrew root N-Z-R (נ-ז-ר) which means

Yesterday’s ‘Parashah’ {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) was ‘Naso'{נשא} (‘take’ or ‘carry’). This is the second ‘Parashah’ in the Book of Numbers

Just before the people of Israel left Mount Sinai, the following dialogue between Moses and Jethro took place: “And Moses

Today’s ‘Parashah’ {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Korach’ {קורח} (named after the biblical figure ‘Korah’). This is the fifth ‘Parashah’

When the Bible tells us about the famous story of the spies, who went to explore the land of Canaan,

Yesterday we mentioned that our weekly Torah portion talks about the story of the spies Moses send to the land

This week’s ‘Haftarah’ (weekly Prophet’s portion) tells the story of the birth of Samson and can be found in the

If one would ask a native Hebrew speaker to describe a person who has great wealth, one would hear the

The weekly Torah portion begins with the following verses: “And the LORD said to Moses, “Phinehas the son of Eleazar,

After the initial census of the people of Israel ended and before the Bible describes how the different tribes camped

The last topic in the weekly Torah portion of ‘Naso’ {נשא} (found in the Book of Numbers) is the offerings at the

In the Jewish literature, what Korah and his company did is not considered as a ‘rebellion’ but rather as ‘Machloket’

When the tribes of Israel were on their way to enter the Promised Land, the tribes of Reuben and Gad

Beginning today, all synagogues will begin to read the fourth book in the Torah the Book of Numbers. The original

The opening part of the Book of Numbers deals with the census of the people of Israel and that is

This week ‘s ‘Haftarah’ (weekly Prophet’s portion) is taken from the Book of Zechariah (Zechariah 2:14-4:7) and talks about Joshua,

One of the very first issues that the Book of Numbers deals with is the Levites and what they should do

After the Israelites left Mount Sinai, they started to complain about life in the desert and said the following: “Now

“The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Make two silver trumpets. Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall

One of the issues of our weekly Torah portion is the war between the Israelites and Midianites. The most well-known

Yesterday we mentioned the two different censuses held in the desert. We finished with a reference to Korah’s rebellion and

The story of the war between the Israelites and the Midianites is one of the main issues of the weekly