by Bet Alef Administrator | Jul 19, 2024 | Torah Reflections
Balak Numbers 22:2 – 25:9 The story of Balaam and his donkey is one of the most peculiar and intriguing stories in all of Torah. For one thing, the narrative throughout Torah is normally pithy and succinct, with no unnecessary details. The main story line ever...
by Bet Alef Administrator | Jul 5, 2024 | Torah Reflections
Chukat Numbers 19:1 – 22:1 Thirty-eight years have passed since our last Torah portion, and the Israelites who had known the slavery of Egypt have all died. The new generation’s only memory of captivity in Egypt is the tales their parents left behind....
by Bet Alef Administrator | Jun 21, 2024 | Torah Reflections
B’haalot’cha Numbers 8:1 – 12:16 Arguably the most important event in the entire Jewish Bible is the moment of Matan Torah, when we were gifted with the Torah during the Revelation at Sinai. There, atop the trembling mountain wreathed in smoke, God...
by Bet Alef Administrator | Jul 14, 2023 | Torah Reflections
Matot-Mas’ei Numbers 30:2 – 36:13 Parashat Masei is the closing section of the Book of Numbers, which many scholars believe was originally the last Book of Moses, i.e., the last book of the Torah. With the death of Moses, our history continued in the Book...
by Bet Alef Administrator | Jul 7, 2023 | Torah Reflections
Pinchas Numbers 25:10 – 30:1 Parashat Pinchas describes yet another census of the Israelites, and this time there’s a fascinating twist. Five spunky women have the courage to challenge the status quo by insisting that their family name be included in the census....
