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When Is B'midbar Read?
/ 29 Iyar 5786
/ 29 Iyar 5787
/ 2 Sivan 5788
Summary
- God commands Moses to take a census of all the Israelite males over the age of twenty. (1:1-46)
- The duties of the Levites, who are not included in the census, are detailed. (1:47-51)
- Each tribe is assigned specific places in the camp around the Tabernacle. (1:52-2:34)
- The sons of Levi are counted and their responsibilities are set forth. (3:1-3:39)
- A census of the firstborn males is taken and a special redemption tax is levied on them. (3:40-51)
- God instructs Moses and Aaron regarding the responsibilities of Aaron and his sons, and the duties assigned to the Kohathites. (4:1-20)
More B'midbar Commentaries
- Echoes of the Wilderness, Part I
- Seeing Ourselves in the Sacred Story
- In the Wilderness – B'midbar
- Embracing the Unknowable
- Are Women Counted in the Book of Numbers?
- To Survive a Sermon About Technical Lists
- Containing Lives in the Open Wilderness
- B'midbar for Teens: Shabbat Sha-raps
- Taking a Census to Ensure Success
- Reduced to Numbers . . . Do We Count?
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Ten Minutes of Torah: B'midbar Commentary
“How to Pack for a Long Journey”
By: Cantor Jamie Marx
Numbers is a book for adults. Not because of sexual content (that would be Genesis) or theological complexity (Exodus), but because it's about choices and consequences. Every choice we make will generate an infinite number of reactions.
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