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It wasn't all smooth sailing, even with divine guidance! Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, specifically concerning the dedication of the altar. "...
We're in the Book of Numbers, Bamidbar (7:18), where the heads of the tribes are bringing offerings to the Tabernacle. It says, "On the second day, Nethanel ben Tzuar, the chief of...
We're going to explore a particularly intriguing passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a commentary on the Book of Numbers, which delves into the lighting of the menorah, the sacred candel...
Our guide here is Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Numbers. It wrestles with a verse in Numbers (8:25): "And from the age of fifty he shall ret...
I'm not talking about Miriam's tambourine (though that's definitely part of it!). I'm talking about something a little more...official. The trumpets. The Book of Numbers – Bamidbar...
In Bamidbar (Numbers) 10:5-6, we read about the signals for the Israelites to move their camps during their desert wanderings. It says, "And when you blow a teruah, then there shal...
It's fascinating to think about how sound shaped their experience, how specific blasts of the shofar, the ram's horn, or trumpets dictated their actions. Our focus today comes from...
The Israelites, fresh out of Egypt and wandering in the desert, definitely knew that feeling. We find ourselves in Bamidbar (Numbers), specifically chapter 11, verse 18. The people...
The Book of Numbers, or Bamidbar in Hebrew, gives us a fascinating glimpse into this very question, and the struggles between Moses and the Israelites during their desert wandering...