Ve’Zot Habracha
Shortly before he passed away. Moses blessed the Tribes of Israel individually. Moses prefaced his blessings with praise for God — how He descended from Heaven amidst myriads of angels…
Masei
The Torah recounts the 42 journeys of the Jews in the desert. God instructed the Jewish people to wipe out all Canaan’s inhabitants and get rid of their idols after…
Matot
This sidra begins with discussing the laws of verbal vows. A person who obligates themselves with a vow is required to fulfill it. Under certain circumstances, a husband or father…
Pinchas
God told Moshe that Pinchas, Aharon’s grandson, should become a Kohen in recognition of his righteous actions in stopping the public display of immorality described at the end of last…
Balak
Balak, the king of Moab, having seen that the Israelites defeated the Emorites, was afraid that they would plot against him. Balak sent emissaries to Midian, to Bilaam the son…
Chukat
God told Moshe and Aharon to teach the nation the laws of the Red Heifer (Parah Adumah). The unblemished animal, which has never had a yoke upon it, was to…
Korach
Korach, from the tribe of Levi, conspired with Datan, Aviram and On from the tribe of Reuven. They gathered together 250 leading Israelites and challenged Moshe and Aharon’s rights to…
Shelach Lecha
God told Moshe to send spies into Cana’an (later the Land of Israel), one from each tribe. The names of the spies were listed. One of them is Hoshea, whose…
Beha’alotecha
God told Moshe to instruct Aharon, the Kohen Gadol, to light the Menorah every day in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God told Moshe to appoint the Levi’im to their service in…
Naso
The Torah now details the same for the descendants of Levi’s other two sons, Gershon and Merari. A census was taken of each of these three families, counting men aged…