Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
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Why is the Menorah discussed on three different occasions in the Torah? What is the significance of the Menorah in the context of its appearance in...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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What is the reason for the commandment to send the impure form the camp? Why are the laws of impurity in the camp placed at this intersection in the Book...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Parashat Naso elaborates on four different mitzvot. What is the significance of the placement of these mitzvot among the stories of Bemidbar? Sending the...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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This article discusses the dual census of the Levites, which is an expression of a dual perspective: one from the point of view of the Kohanim, and the...
Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
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The Book of Numbers can be divided in a number of ways: based on the years during which events take place (second year/fortieth year); based on the...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Why are Bnei Yisrael counted in Parashat Bemidbar? Chapters 1-2 indicate that the Levites serve God in the Mishkan, whereas Bnei Yisrael serve God in...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Why is the census described twice, and both times in great detail? Why aren't the Levites included in the census, while Moshe's orders not to include them...
Rabbi Yehuda Rock
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God speaks to Moshe twice in Behar - Behukotai. This lesson will discuss the time and location of the two instances. Apparently these parshiyot were...
Rabbi Yehuda Rock
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What is the significance of Sefirat Haomer - counting the omer? Does the counting only have historical significance, commemorating the weeks between the...
Rabbi Meir Spiegelman
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The four final parshiyot in Vayikra - Kedoshim, Emor, Behar and Behukotai - are a repetition of the Ten Commandments. Why does the Torah repeat the Ten...
