by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 11, 2023 | Beha'alotcha
This busy portion contains a number of legal and technical details, as well as stories. We are told of the Levites’ appointment as assistants to the priestly service and the celebration of Passover in the desert after the exodus. The preparations and arrangements for...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 10, 2023 | Naso
The portion of Nasso is the longest single portion in the Torah (the combined portions of Matot-Masei, when they are read together, is longer). It continues listing the responsibilities of the various families of Levites which began in Bamidbar. From there, it...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 10, 2023 | Bamidbar
The portion of Bamidbar is the first in the book of Numbers, and opens it with a census. It has been a year since the people left Egypt, and the Tabernacle is entering its operational stage. The camp needs to be arranged around it. God orders a census of the people be...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 10, 2023 | Bechukotai
This Torah portion is the final one in the Book of Leviticus. It is often read in conjunction with the previous portion, Behar. The portion contains a brief passage outlining the blessings God offers the Children of Israel on condition that they keep His statutes,...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 10, 2023 | Behar
Our portion this week deals with the laws of the Sabbatical and Jubilee years as they pertain both to the land and the people. The Sabbatical occurs every seven years, with the Jubilee taking place after every seventh seven, or once in fifty years. During both the...
