In this week’s parshat, Beha’alotcha, the Torah tells us that the Jewish people brought an offering on their first Passover in the desert, which was exactly one year after leaving Egypt: the 15th of Nisan. Strangely, though, nine chapters earlier the book of Bamidbar began in the second month – Iyar. So why now is…

In this week’s Torah portion, B’ha’aloticha, the Levites are designated to replace the first born as those who will serve in the Tabernacle, as the Torah states:  “Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.  This is what you shall do to them to purify them: sprinkle  the water of purification on them,…

 In this week’s Torah portion, Be’halot’cha, the Torah writes:“Those traveling with the Jewish people (in the desert) had a desire, and the Jewish people also cried out and said, Who will feed us meat?  We remember the fish we ate in Egypt for free and now our souls are dry because all we have is…

In this week’s parsha, Be’halot’cha, we find two verses which are considered by many commentaries to be a separate book of the Torah, leaving us with seven books instead of the usual five, (a good thing to know for parsha quizzes!).  These verses are set aside by an upside down form of the letter “nun”…

In this week’s parsha, the Jewish people have started the walk from Mount Sinai to the land of Israel and the people begin to complain. “We remember the fish, which we ate for free in Egypt; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, onions, and garlic;  But now our soul is dried up; there…