Tagged ‘Naso’
Parashat Naso
by Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky This week’s parashah contains one of the most detailed descriptions of a Biblical ritual in the entire Torah. Numbers 5:11-31 contains a description of the Sotah ritual. When a husband suspected his wife of being unfaithful … Continue reading »
Parashat Naso
by Hazzan Marcia Lane [We would like to bring to people’s attention the difference between the traditional Diaspora and Israeli Torah reading cycles for the next few months. Since this year the eighth day of Passover, which was observed by … Continue reading »
Parashat Naso
by Cantor Sandy Horowitz יְבָרֶכְךָ יְיָ וְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ. יָאֵר יְיָ פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ וִיחֻנֶּֽךָּ. יִשָּׂא יְיָ פָּנָיו אֵלֶֽיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם. Numbers 6:24-26 The Ohel David Synagogue in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), home to a small group of Baghdadi Jews, was once visited … Continue reading »
Parashat Naso
By Rabba Kaya Stern-Kaufman The wilderness travels in the book of Bemidbar begin with the description of the Israelite’s camp, its orientation to the four directions: the Tabernacle at the center and the identifying banners of the twelve tribes flying … Continue reading »
Parashat Naso
“And now, gentlemen,” said d’Artagnan, without stopping to explain his conduct to Porthos, “All for one, one for all–that is our motto, is it not?” “And yet–” said Porthos. “Hold out your hand and swear!” cried Athos and Aramis at … Continue reading »
Parashat Naso
By Hayley Siegel The middle section of this week’s parashah, Naso, is definitively not for the faint of heart. As the text describes, God instructs Moses how B’nei Yisrael should deal with a woman accused of adultery by her husband. … Continue reading »
Parashat Naso
By Rabbi/Cantor Bob Freedman “Naso et rosh, lift up the heads of the Kohatites of the tribe of Levi.” When we are in a state of lowness, of “small mind,” we don’t see the full picture of the community in … Continue reading »
Parashat Naso
By Molly Karp Parashat Naso begins with the continuation of the counting of the Gershonites and the Merarites, the Levites who are responsible for transporting the hangings, poles, planks and hardware of the Tent of Meeting. Just as the Tabernacle … Continue reading »
Parashat Naso
By Cantor Arnold Saltzman In Parashat Naso the Priestly Benediction, also known as Birkat Kohanim is set apart in a very important manner, punctuated with spaces not unlike the text for Shirat Hayam ‘ the Song at the Red Sea … Continue reading »
