Tag Archives: Book of Numbers

A DOUBLE TORAH WEEK – Shavuot & B’haalot’kha – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

A DOUBLE TORAH WEEK – Shavuot & B’haalot’kha – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week we will read Numbers chapters 8-12. Among other things this section partly answers a question that came up last week about the men of Levi. … Continue reading

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DIFFERENT KINDS OF SERVICE – “Naso” – Num.4:21-7, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

DIFFERENT KINDS OF SERVICE – “Naso” – Num.4:21-7, by Rabbi Baruch Cohon Last week’s census counted 11 tribes of Israel, numbering men age 20 and over, “all who go out to the army.” This week we find Moses counting the … Continue reading

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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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ONE LAND – Matos-Mas’ey – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

ONE LAND – Numbers 33 – Matos-Mas’ey – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Another double-header week finds us reading two Torah portions, covering a wide range of subjects.  Vows and how to fulfill them, journeys and battles in Israel’s progress toward the Jordan, exceptions … 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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