Parsha 35 of 54 · Sefer Bamidbar
6 pieces on Parshas Naso, one for each year it was written. Each opens as a PDF.
5781–82 · Year 1 · 2 pages
May 21-22, 2021 10-11 Sivan 5781 This week’s parsha is filled with many different topics. It is 176 pesukim long, the longest of any parsha, which matches the length of the longest perek of Tehillim (119) which also matches the number of dafim in the longest…
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5782–83 · Year 2 · 1 page
eLeviim, and teaching laws, and korbanos. The medrish tells us that the long parsha follows Shavuos, to show that we are spending time learning a long parsha as a reflection of our love of Torah. The parsha tells us about different laws such as an impure…
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5783–84 · Year 3 · 1 page
This week’s Parsha is Naso begins with the census of the Gershon Kehos and Merrari houses and their services. The latter half of the Parsha deals with Nazir, Sotah and the priestly blessing and concludes with the establishment of the service of the Mishkan. I…
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5784–85 · Year 4 · 1 page
Parshas Naso is full of many different Mtizvos and ideas, from the counting and service of the Gershon family to inappropriate marriage behaviour to the Nazarite vow. In the fifth Aliya, beginning of Perek 7, the posuk says, “Vayehi Biyom Kalos Moshe L’hakim…
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5785–86 · Year 5 · 2 pages
This week’s parsha is Naso, where the Torah describes the offerings of the princes, the Nazirite, and other priestly laws. The offerings of the princes are the Torah reading for Chanuka, in that they commemorate the inauguration of the Mishkan. Rashi on 7:1…
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5786–87 · Year 6 · 2 pages
This week’s Parsha is Naso, the second Parsha in Chumash Bamidbar. My father-in-law notes the explanation at 6:23, where it says, “speak to Aaron and his sons, saying: so, shall you bless the Children of Israel, and say to them.” The word “say” is spelled…
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