Beha’alotcha -בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ (“When You Raise”) Numbers 8:1-12:16 opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). It also recounts the stories of people who request a second Continue Reading »

"The Daughters of Zelophechad" - Leumit Iris Wexler (Israel) This week's parashah is Pinchas, Bamidbar/Numbers 25:10-30:1. It includes the brave daughters of Zelophechad, who went before Moses to ask that Continue Reading »

Matot מַּטּוֹת(“Tribes”) Bamidbar/Numbers 30:2-36:13 opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell Continue Reading »