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Our starting point is a passage from I Chronicles 4:5: "And Ashchur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Chelah and Na'arah." But who is this "Ashchur"? According to Sifrei Bamidba...
Today, we're diving into a fascinating moment from the book of Bamidbar (Numbers), chapter 10, verse 29, where Moses makes a heartfelt plea to his father-in-law, Yitro (Jethro). Th...
The verse we're looking at is from Numbers 10:30: "And he said to him: I will not go; but to my land and to my kindred I will go." Who is "he," and why won't he go? This "he" is Ch...
It’s a theme that echoes even in the most ancient texts, like the story of Yithro, Moses’ father-in-law. In the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar) 10:30, we find a fascinating exchange. Mo...
Take Yitro, Moses' father-in-law. He gave Moses invaluable advice on leadership, and his descendants, well, their story is In the Book of Numbers, Bamidbar, chapter 10, verse 32, M...
But how long should that journey really take? The book of Bamidbar, Numbers, tells us (10:33), "And they journeyed from the mountain of the L-rd a journey of three days." Seems str...
We often picture them trudging through sand, but the Torah tells us there was something else accompanying them: a cloud. Actually, maybe more than one cloud. The verse in Bamidbar ...
It tells us that "the cloud of the L-rd was above them by day when they set forth from the encampment" – and this protection wasn't just for the healthy and able-bodied. The text s...
Something that makes you wonder, "Why is that there?" Well, let's talk about a strange little section tucked away in the Book of Numbers, Bamidbar. Specifically, Bamidbar 10:35: "A...
