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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 […]

"The Grapes of Canaan" - James Tissot (c.1896) Sh'lach שְׁלַח (“Send”) Bamidbar/Numbers 13:1- 15:41 tells of the Israelite spies sent into Canaan, the negative report they bring back, and the […]

Parashat Korach (קֹרַח) Bamidbar/Numbers 16:1-18:32 recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin of Moses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others […]