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Monthly Archives: May 2011
What’s in a Blessing?
Of the various duties assigned to Aaron the High Priest and his sons in the Book of Numbers, this weeks portion Naso contains the one that is clearly the most familiar and also the most outstanding. Sacrificial functions were stopped … Continue reading
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…AND COUNTING
The fourth book of the Torah has two names. In Hebrew it is Bamidbar — In the Desert. Historically, of course, that is where it takes place. Its English name is Numbers, and that name describes its subject matter, particularly … Continue reading
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JEWS AND TATTOOS
What could the Torah possibly have to say about tattoos? Quite a bit, actually. In Torah times, other cultures used tattoos for ceremonial purposes. A tattoo could proclaim the wearer’s dedication to a pagan deity, and a cut in the … Continue reading
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