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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...
It's rarely an accident. Often, these repetitions are clues, hints that there's something deeper going on, something we need to pay close attention to. Take, for example, the inaug...
We read in the Torah that God spoke to Moses from the Tent of Meeting, the Ohel Moed (אוהל מועד). But we also read that God spoke to him from above the kaporet (כפורת), the ark cov...
We get a tantalizing glimpse into this very question in Sifrei Bamidbar, a rabbinic commentary on the Book of Numbers. The text grapples with a fascinating problem: scripture seems...
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...
Sometimes, it's in those very details that we uncover profound insights into Jewish law and tradition. to one such detail from Sifrei Bamidbar, a fascinating work of halakhic (lega...
Sounds daunting. Well, according to Sifrei Bamidbar (Numbers), Moses himself had a little trouble with it! In Numbers 8:4, we read, "And this was the work of the menorah… according...
We're diving into Sifrei Bamidbar, a fascinating commentary on the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar in Hebrew). And right off the bat, verse 9:1 hits us with something intriguing: "And th...
