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This Week's Torah Portion

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This Week's Torah Portion

B'haalot'cha
בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ
When You Raise [the Lamps]

The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: "Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you mount the lamps, let the seven lamps give light at the front of the lampstand.'" - Numbers 8:1-2

Torah

Numbers 8:1−12:16

Haftarah

Zechariah 2:14-4:7

When

/ 21 Sivan 5783
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