Category Archives: Aaron

COUNTING IN THE DESERT – Bamidbor – Numbers 1-4:20, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

COUNTING IN THE DESERT – Bamidbor – Numbers 1-4:20, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week’s reading gives its name to the entire book which it opens. But the English name seems to bear no relationship to the Hebrew name of … Continue reading

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ALCOHOL AND TORAH – Sh’mini – Lev. 10 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

ALCOHOL AND TORAH – Sh’mini – Lev. 10 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           This week’s Torah reading includes the story of Aaron’s two oldest sons, Nadav and Avihu, and their tragic mistake.  The words of the Torah tell a strange and supernatural story.  On … Continue reading

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LEADERS WANTED – Pinchas – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

LEADERS WANTED – Numbers 27 – Pinchas – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           After taking a census of his people, Moses gets a look at the Promised Land, although only from Mount Abarim, one of the peaks of the mountain called Nebo.   He hears … Continue reading

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ALL ABOUT MIRIAM – Chukas by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

ALL ABOUT MIRIAM – Chukas, Numbers 20 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon At the beginning of Chapter 20 in the Book of Numbers we read of the death of Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron.  Tersely the Torah says: “The people stayed at … Continue reading

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MIRIAM STARTED IT – B’haalot’kha – Num 12—by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

MIRIAM STARTED IT – B’haalot’kha – Num. 12—by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           First it was Miriam, then Aaron who spoke against their brother Moses, as the Torah tells us, “because of the Cushite wife he took.”  And so opens a singular story of family … Continue reading

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