Parshat Naso

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The census of the Levites, the sotah ritual, the Nazirite vow, the priestly blessing, and tribal offerings. Numbers 4:21-7:89.

Yom Kippur and Adam

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 24:1

to a fascinating passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Numbers, specifically chapter 6, verse 4, dealing with the laws of the Nazir, or...

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Torah Law in Detail

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Our focus is on the verse in Deuteronomy (19:15) that states, "By word of two witnesses, or by word of three witnesses, shall a thing be established." Sounds simple enough. But wha...

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Targum Jonathan on Numbers 6

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Numbers 6

And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying: Speak with the children of Israel, and say to them: When a man or, woman, seeing her who had gone astray in her corruption, shall (resolve t...

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Daniel's Night Vision

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The prophet Daniel had such a dream. It's recorded in the Book of Daniel, and it's a vision that’s puzzled and inspired readers for centuries. "As I looked on," Daniel recounts, "t...

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God's Throne Of Glory

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Jewish mystical tradition offers us some pretty imagery. We're talking about God's Throne of Glory – not just any chair, but a cosmic command center. A vision of ultimate authority...

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God's Omnipresence

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And the answer, again and again, comes back to this: God is everywhere. It's right there in the scriptures. As it says, "His presence fills all the earth" (Isaiah 6:3). We're not t...

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The Crystal Palace

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This is the journey of Enoch, a figure shrouded in mystery and legend. Led by the angel Michael, Enoch climbs through the heavens until he reaches the highest of them all: Aravot. ...

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How Rabbi Ishmael Was Conceived

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They say he was so strikingly handsome, he resembled an angel. And his story, well, it begins a bit like a fairy tale. His parents, you see, had longed for a child for many, many y...

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The Might Of The Angels

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Jewish tradition grapples with this feeling too, often through stories of angels – beings of immense power, but always, always subservient to God. What does it mean to say somethin...

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