[107], Tractate Beitza in the Mishnah, Tosefta, Jerusalem Talmud, and Babylonian Talmud interpreted the laws common to all of the Festivals in Exodus 12:327, 4349; 13:610; 23:16; 34:1823; Leviticus 16; 23:443; Numbers 9:114; 28:1630:1; and Deuteronomy 16:117; 31:1013. With him I speak mouth to mouth, plainly and not in riddles, and he beholds the likeness of the Lord. Wealthy, as Exodus 34:1 reports God's instruction to Moses, "Carve yourself two tablets of stone," and the Rabbis interpreted the verse to teach that the chips would belong to Moses. A Baraita taught that the priests did the sacrificial service, the Levites sang on the platform while the priests offered the sacrifices, and the Israelites served as emissaries of the entire people when they attended the sacrifices. (8) Proverbs 11:31 reasoned, "Behold, the righteous shall be requited in the earth," and does it not follow, "How much more the wicked and the sinner?" Rabbi Simeon taught that Eldad and Medad prophesied that Moses would die and Joshua would bring Israel into the Land of Israel. [78] Rabbi Simeon reported that when he went to Rome, he saw the Menorah there, and all the lamps faced the middle lamp. "[47] But God said to Moses, "If her father spat in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven days? The Gemara taught that if Eldad and Medad prophesied that Moses would die, then that explains why Joshua in Numbers 11:28 requested Moses to forbid them. After a week, Hashem healed her and they continued on their journey. [94], The Jerusalem Talmud reported that Rabbi Tanhuma in the name of Rabbi Lazar deduced from Numbers 8:19 that the Levites' singing made atonement for the Israelites. Behaalotecha Behaalotecha Haftarah Companion. "Haftarat Behalotecha: Zechariah 2:144:7." They began building the 2nd Bais Hamikdash only to be stopped when Cyrus withdrew his permission. Related Text: Behaalotecha Haftorah: Hebrew and English: Audio: Listen to Audio | Download this MP3: Topics: Behaalotecha, Haftarah Rav Menasia bar Tahlifa said in Rav's name that this proved that there is no chronological order in the Torah. The Levites, however, were all righteous and practiced the Torah; as Deuteronomy 33:9 says, "For they have observed Your word, and keep Your covenant." And Rashi reported an interpretation by Rabbi Moses HaDarshan (the preacher) that since the Levites were submitted in atonement for the firstborn who had practiced idolatry when they worshipped the Golden Calf (in Exodus 32), and Psalm 106:28 calls idol worship "sacrifices to the dead," and in Numbers 12:12 Moses called one afflicted with skin disease (, tzara'at) "as one dead," and Leviticus 14:8 required those afflicted with skin disease to shave, therefore God required the Levites too to shave. Strong, for Exodus 40:19 says of Moses, "he spread the tent over the tabernacle," and a Master taught that Moses himself spread it, and Exodus 26:16 reports, "Ten cubits shall be the length of a board." Rabbi Hama interpreted the words "seethed it in pots" in Numbers 11:8 to teach that with the manna came down the ingredients or seasonings for a cooked dish. [83], A Baraita interpreted the expression "beaten work of gold" in Numbers 8:4 to require that if the craftsmen made the Menorah out of gold, then they had to beat it out of one single piece of gold. [58] Exodus 34:1820 and Deuteronomy 15:1916:8 indicate that the dedication of the firstborn also became associated with the festival. We learn about the Tamid offering in the book of Vayikra and as we see in this weeks parshah the use of the shofar as trumpets (Rosh Hashana 26-27). [105], Interpreting Numbers 9:10, Rabbi Akiva taught that "a distant journey" was one from Modi'in and beyond, and the same distance in any direction from Jerusalem. [111], Abaye deduced from the words "And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up" in Numbers 9:15 that the Israelites erected the Tabernacle only during the daytime, not at night, and thus that the building of the Temple could not take place at night. When he had a good dream, he used to question whether dreams speak falsely, seeing as in Numbers 10:2, God says, "I speak with him in a dream?" Refuting the other's argument, the one who said that they traveled in the shape of a beam read Numbers 2:17, "as they encamp, so shall they set forward," to teach that just as the configuration of their camp was according to God's Word, so the configuration of their journey was by God's Word. Yitro, a man that loved Torah would base his decision for the sake of Hashem (Zevachim 116a). The Midrash found this to have been the case with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, and so also with the tribe of Levi. In life the people that complain most tend to have the fewest friends as others cant stand to be around these people. Just use the contact button on the left of the screen to send him an email directly. Dedicate. October 19, 2020. In reward for their humility, God added yet more greatness to their greatness; so while the other elders' prophesying ceased, Eldad's and Medad's prophesying continued. They were: the section of the priests in Leviticus 21, the section of the Levites in Numbers 8:526 (as the Levites were required for the service of song on that day), the section of the unclean (who would be required to keep the Passover in the second month) in Numbers 9:114, the section of the sending of the unclean out of the camp (which also had to take place before the Tabernacle was set up) in Numbers 5:14, the section of Leviticus 16:134 (dealing with Yom Kippur, which Leviticus 16:1 states was transmitted immediately after the death of Aaron's two sons), the section dealing with the drinking of wine by priests in Leviticus 10:811, the section of the lights of the Menorah in Numbers 8:14, and the section of the red heifer in Numbers 19 (which came into force as soon as the Tabernacle was set up). Miriam asked Zipporah why she was not making herself up like other women, and Zipporah answered that Moses did not pay any attention to such things. The sixth reading (, aliyah) records two prayers of Moses: when the Ark was to set out, Moses would say: "Advance, O Lord! And one who is childless is accounted as dead, for in Genesis 30:1, Rachel said, "Give me children, or else I am dead. )[86], A Midrash explained why the consecration of the Levites in Numbers 8:526 followed soon after the presentation of the twelve tribes' offerings in Numbers 7:1088 The Midrash noted that while the twelve tribes presented offerings at the dedication of the altar, the tribe of Levi did not offer anything. Robert R. Stieglitz. In, Robert Goodman. In this Torah portion, the Israelites receive instructions regarding Passover. The more reverent 2 Chronicles 8:1213, however, reports that Solomon offered sacrifices on the Festivals, including the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Baya advised wise thinkers to endeavor to remove the husk of the terms and their corporeality and ascend in their minds step by step to reach the true intended meaning according to the power and ability of their minds to grasp. And 2 Chronicles 5:12 reports at the inauguration of Solomon's Temple, Levites sang dressed in fine linen, holding cymbals, harps, and lyres, to the east of the altar, and with them 120 priests blew trumpets. [101], The Sifre concluded that Numbers 9:15 records the disgrace of the Israelites, as Numbers 9:15 reports the only Passover that the Israelites observed in the wilderness. 2 Kings 23:2123 reports that King Josiah commanded the Israelites to keep the Passover in Jerusalem as part of Josiah's reforms, but also notes that the Israelites had not kept such a Passover from the days of the Biblical judges nor in all the days of the kings of Israel or the kings of Judah, calling into question the observance of even Kings David and Solomon. One might have argued that they were disqualified by bodily blemish too; thus, if priests who were not disqualified by age were nevertheless disqualified by bodily blemish, Levites who were disqualified by age should surely have been disqualified by bodily blemish. In the haftarah for Behaalotecha/Hanukkah 1 there is an unusual trope for the word zeh in Zekhariah 3:2: Parashat Beha'alotcha illustrates three paths of achieving meaning in life. To each prospective elder who drew a lot marked "elder," Moses said that Heaven had consecrated him. [17] God told Moses to have two silver trumpets made to summon the community and to set it in motion. In, Margot Stein. However over time they got bored of it and craved meat! [126], Reading God's criticism of Moses in Numbers 20:12, "Because you did not believe in me," a Midrash asked whether Moses had not previously said worse when in Numbers 11:22, he showed a greater lack of faith and questioned God's powers asking: "If flocks and herds be slain for them, will they suffice them? Shabbat and Pesach. In. Exodus 12:1819, 23:15, and 34:18, Leviticus 23:6, and Ezekiel 45:21 direct the "Feast of Unleavened Bread" to take place over seven days and Leviticus 23:6 and Ezekiel 45:21 direct that it begin on the fifteenth of the month. TorahVort.com takes no responsibility for any errors in the website, we ensure to correct any mistakes at soonest possible moment, We try to be as accurate as possible with all teachings from the respective Torah topics. Looking toward the rebuilding of the Temple. This prophecy was communicated by Zechariah shortly before the building of the Second Temple. Haftarah in Hebrew Uploaded by api-3733553 Copyright: Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC) Available Formats Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd Flag for inappropriate content Download now of 6 Haftarah for Bereisheet: Isaiah 42:5-12 ovh yIb u ohn v t rIC vvh | ktv rn vF v vhk g o that the Lord spoke to Joshua, the minister of Moses." "[27] and when it halted, he would say: "Return, O Lord, You who are Israel's myriads of thousands! Being constantly engaged in learning allows us to guard against the pervasive forgetfulness around us. The Jews stopped and waited for her for a week in the wilderness, as she had major merits, including saving many of the Hebrew new born babies in Egypt as we learn in Parshat Shemot (Sota 11b). Toggle In inner-Biblical interpretation subsection, Toggle In classical rabbinic interpretation subsection, Toggle In medieval Jewish interpretation subsection, Toggle In modern interpretation subsection, Readings according to the triennial cycle, , , , , , : , , For more on inner-Biblical interpretation, see, e.g., Benjamin D. Sommer. (5780) Bad Mood (5779) Fear of the Unknown (5778) Appreciate the Present (5777) The Pursuit for More (5775) What We Remember (5774) Rav Ashi taught that Numbers 10:3536 more properly belong in Numbers 2, which reports how the Tabernacle would move. And as Numbers 9:1 addressed the Passover offering, which the Israelites were to bring on the 14th of the month, the Gemara concluded that one should expound the laws of a holiday two weeks before the holiday. So God opened the eyes of Moses to realize that the silver had been converted into hooks for the pillars. [168], The Passover Haggadah, in the korech section of the Seder, quotes the words "they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs" from Numbers 9:11 to support Hillel's practice of combining matzah and maror together in a sandwich. Humble, for Numbers 12:3 reports, "Now the man Moses was very humble. The Midrash concluded that a Levite could not enter the Temple courtyard to do service unless he had served an apprenticeship of five years. (7) Also in Jeremiah 12:5, the prophet asked, "And if in a land of Peace where you are secure" you are overcome, is it not logical to ask, "How will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?" Or perhaps, the Gemara suggested, it is called "roll" for the reason given by Rabbi Levi, who said that God gave eight sections of the Torah, which Moses then wrote on separate rolls, on the day on which the Tabernacle was set up. It's important to encourage a child's natural ability and his or her own way of discovering the world. Rav Aha bar Jacob argued that the words "with you" implied that the judges needed to be "like you"that is, like Mosesin unblemished genealogical background. Moses accordingly blessed them in Deuteronomy 33:9, saying, "Who said of his father, and of his mother: 'I have not seen him.'" "[143], Rabbi Ishmael cited Numbers 12:14 as one of ten a fortiori (kal va-chomer) recorded in the Hebrew Bible: (1) In Genesis 44:8, Joseph's brothers told Joseph, "Behold, the money that we found in our sacks' mouths we brought back to you," and they thus reasoned, "how then should we steal?" In this tutorial, you will learn how to chant all the tropes in the Haftarah system. Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowships. [160] And Professor Nili Fox of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion suggested that the story may reflect an ancient debate about whether there could be only one legitimate prophet at a time, as perhaps implied by Deuteronomy 18:1518, or if there could be many prophets in a single era. and "Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? In fact this mitzvah lasted forever as Aharons descendants, the Chashmonaim, instituted the permanent mitzvah of lighting Chanukah lamps (Rosh Hashana 24b). One word in this portion means both wind and spirit and the duality is striking. [87], A Midrash taught that the words of Psalm 11:5, "The Lord tries the righteous; but the wicked and him who loves violence His soul hates," bear on God's instruction in Numbers 8:6, "Take the Levites." [61], Exodus 12:23 and 27 link the word "Passover" (, Pesach) to God's act to "pass over" (, pasach) the Israelites' houses in the plague of the firstborn. When Zipporah heard the report, she lamented for the wives of Eldad and Medad because the men had become prophets, and the wives would thus lose their husbands attention. One might further have supposed that the rule that Levites were disqualified by age obtained even at Shiloh and at the Temple at Jerusalem, where the Levites sang in the choir and guarded the doors of the Temple. He then mixed up all the lots, put them in an urn, and asked the 72 prospective elders to draw lots. As the king was setting out, he said that he would not set out until his ally came. [123], The Gemara asked how one could reconcile Numbers 11:9, which reported that manna fell "upon the camp," with Numbers 11:8, which reported that "people went about and gathered it," implying that they had to leave the camp to get it. (2) In Exodus 6:12, Moses told God, "Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened to me," and reasoned that surely all the more, "How then shall Pharaoh hear me?" The Rabbi provides you with some background on Zechariah as his vision. Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Beha'alotekha ("When You Raise") opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God answered that it included (in Exodus 20:12 (20:13 in the NJPS) and Deuteronomy 5:16 (5:17 in the NJPS)), "You shall do no murder." A Midrash taught that Proverbs 8:15 thus reports what actually happened to Joshua, for as Numbers 27:18 reports, it was not the sons of Moses who succeeded their father, but Joshua. [140], Rabbi Samuel bar Nahmani said in the name of Rabbi Jonathan that Moses beheld the likeness of God in Numbers 12:8 in compensation for a pious thing that Moses did. You may also like. Appreciating What You Have. In support of the proposition that one should commend the middle reader if that reader reads four verses, Rava taught that Numbers 8:2 says that the lights were made to face the western lamp the middle lamp of the Menorah and the western lamp faced the Divine Presence; and Rabbi Joanan taught that this shows that the middle one is specially prized. Rabbi Seth Farber. Next read on 22 June 2024 / 16 Sivan 5784 . The Parshah concludes relating an incident where Miriam spoke Lashon Hara about her brother, Moshe (Bamidbar 12:1-2). Rabbi Mendel Dubov. Renanit Levy, UJA-Federation of New York. 18 June, 2022. The Midrash taught that the words of Psalm 11:5, "The Lord tries the righteous," imply that God never raises a person to high rank before first testing and trying that person. > Disputes. Video. Wise, for Rav and Samuel both said that 50 gates of understanding were created in the world, and all but one were given to Moses, for Psalm 8:6 said of Moses, "You have made him a little lower than God." To those two prospective elders who drew a blank, Moses said that Heaven had rejected them, what could Moses do? Facebook Pinterest Email WhatsApp. [31] God told Moses to gather 70 elders, so that God could come down and put some of the spirit that rested on Moses upon them, so that they might share the burden of the people. [59], "Passover," on the other hand, was associated with a thanksgiving sacrifice of a lamb, also called "the Passover," "the Passover lamb," or "the Passover offering. [108], Rabbi Jose the Galilean taught that the "certain men who were unclean by the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day" in Numbers 9:6 were those who bore Joseph's coffin, as implied in Genesis 50:25 and Exodus 13:19. [75], The Hebrew Bible reports skin disease (, tzara'at) and a person affected by skin disease (, metzora) at several places, often (and sometimes incorrectly) translated as "leprosy" and "a leper." Please Donate Donate to our Passover Campaign. Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses. [156] Professor Jacob Milgrom, formerly of the University of California, Berkeley, wrote that God did not restrict God's gifts to particular individuals or classes, and the lesson inspired the prophet Joel to predict in Joel 3:1, "After that, I will pour out My spirit on all flesh; Your sons and daughters shall prophesy . Yitro was ready to go back to his home land, Midian; in order to do major Kiruv (outreach) work on his family and later bring them to Israel. [110], The Mishnah counted the sin of failing to observe the Passover enumerated in Numbers 9:13 as one of 36 sins punishable by the penalty of being cut off from the Israelite people. Most Dvar Torah's have sources to any verses quoted or teachings taught from various different sources. The Gemara reported that Rabbi Joanan interpreted Deuteronomy 31:26, "Take this book of the law," to refer to the time after the Torah had been joined together from its several parts. Balak Learning the Haftorah of Balak. This week's portion reminds us of our sacred obligations to those who are still languishing in oppression. A Baraita taught that Moses did three things of his own understanding, and God approved: (1) He added one day of abstinence of his own understanding; (2) he separated himself from his wife (entirely, after the Revelation); and (3) he broke the Tables (on which God had written the Ten Commandments). [36] When the spirit rested upon them, they spoke in ecstasy, but did not continue. The Rabbinic and Hasidic understandings of gossip focus on the impossibility of repairing the damage it causes. God answered that it included (in Exodus 20:2 (20:3 in the NJPS) and Deuteronomy 5:6 (5:7 in the NJPS)), "You shall have no other gods before me." So also God told Moses that the first offense that Moses committed (in Numbers 11:22) was a private matter between Moses and God. [20] Short blasts directed the divisions encamped on the east to move forward, and a second set of short blasts directed those on the south to move forward. "[127], A Midrash asked why in Numbers 11:16, God directed Moses to gather 70 elders of Israel, when Exodus 24:9 reported that there already were 70 elders of Israel. Thus Miriam realized that Moses has ceased having marital relations with Zipporah and told Aaron, and both Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses. 10 June, 2023. The Midrash explained by relating the case of a king who had a friend who displayed arrogance towards the king privately, using harsh words. ", "Second Chance Seder: Our sages acknowledge and validate the alienation and disaffection we sometimes feel. . In Deuteronomy 18:15, Moses foretold that "A prophet will the Lord your God raise up for you . (Although a dream may seem reliably to predict the future, it will not necessarily come true; one must place one's trust in God. Rabbi Mendel Dubov. Numbers 9:15 reports God's direction to the Israelites to observe Passover in the wilderness of Sinai on the anniversary of their liberation from Egypt. And Ezra 6:1922 reports that the Israelites returned from the Babylonian captivity observed Passover, ate the Passover lamb, and kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy. Select a portion: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Haftarah Complete. The Torah doesnt relate if Yitro listened to Moshe and stayed or not. (9) In Esther 9:12, "The king said to Esther the queen: 'The Jews have slain and destroyed 500 men in Shushan the castle,'" and it thus stands to reason, "'What then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces?'" 1 Chronicles 23:35 reports that of 38,000 Levite men age 30 and up, 24,000 were in charge of the work of the Temple in Jerusalem, 6,000 were officers and magistrates, 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 praised God with instruments and song. [81], The Mishnah taught that there was a stone in front of the Menorah with three steps on which the priest stood to trim the lights. And both the first and second Passovers took precedence over the Sabbath. It was to teach them a lesson to not complain so much for no reason. Next Learning the Haftorah of Behaalotecha. October 19, 2020. It constitutes Numbers 8:1-12:16. [114], When Samuel had a bad dream, he used to quote Zechariah 10:2, "The dreams speak falsely." Even though everything was done with witnesses, as soon as the construction of the Tabernacle was completed, Moses wasted no time to promise the people the complete details of all the expenditures involved. "Medieval Jewish Interpretation." Parashat Behaalotcha: The Grand March Toward the Good, Parashat Behaalotcha: Postponed Obligations, Leadership: Bringing Out the Best in Others, Haftarah for Behaalotcha & Shabbat Hanukkah. ", Ancient Israelite Population Economy: Ger, Toshav, Nakhri and Karat as Settler Colonial Categories., A Notice About Manna and Uprooted Oppression at Serabit el-Khadim (Improved)., Akhlah: The Jewish Children's Learning Network, American Jewish University Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, The Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behaalotecha&oldid=1158173508, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0, "A holy convocation" or "a solemn assembly" (, To eat the second Passover lamb in accordance with the Passover rituals, Not to leave the second Passover meat over until morning, Not to break any bones from the second Passover offering, Judith S. Antonelli. "[88], Reading the command of Numbers 8:7 that, when first appointed to office, the Levites had to cut their hair, the Gemara taught that there were three who were required to cut their hair, and whose hair cutting was a religious duty: nazirites (as stated in Numbers 6:18), those afflicted with skin disease (, metzora, as stated in Leviticus 14:9), and the Levites. [147], Reading the report of Numbers 8:4, "according to the pattern that the Lord had shown Moses, so He made the Menorah," Namanides reported a Midrash interpreting the word "He" to refer to God, indicating that God made the Menorah without human intervention. The impure people in the first year of the wilderness were the carriers of Yosefs coffin (Succah 25), as we learned in the chapter that he was buried in Parshat Beshalach! "The Second Passover, Pilgrimage, and the Centralized Cult. 70 men of the elders of Israel. [15], In the fourth reading (, aliyah), starting the day that the Tabernacle was set up, a cloud covered the Tabernacle by day, and a fire rested on it by night. Based on Numbers 2:17, "as they encamp, so shall they set forward," one said that they traveled in the shape of a box. In 2 Kings 7:320, part of the haftarah for parashah Metzora, the story is told of four "leprous men" (, m'tzora'im) at the gate during the Arameans' siege of Samaria. Please consult with your rabbi. In turn, the Medrash says, Hashem rained fire down from heaven and devoured many of the major complainers, including among the casualties, were the Sanhedrin. As judges and leaders they should have calmed the people down and stopped the complaints, so they were among the causalities. Rashi taught that they had to undergo this sprinkling to purify those of them who had become ritually impure because of contact with the dead. "Eve and Miriam: From the Margins to the Center." Not so with My servant Moses; he is trusted throughout My household. And in 2 Chronicles 26:19, after King Uzziah tried to burn incense in the Temple in Jerusalem, "leprosy (, tzara'at) broke forth on his forehead. The Parshah then dedicates several verses about the great convert, Yitro (Bamidbar 10:29-32). "[48] And the people waited until she rejoined the camp. Learning & Values Parshah (Weekly Torah) Bamidbar - Numbers Behaalotecha Haftarah Torah Reading for Behaalotecha. ", "The Crazy New Invention for Using Electricity on Shabbat. "Moses: The private man behind the public leader. [84], A Midrash deduced from the use of the word "this" in Numbers 8:4 that the work of the Menorah was one of four things that God had to show Moses with God's finger because Moses was puzzled by them. . If Moses chose six out of some tribes and five out of others, he would sow jealousy among the tribes. . The haftarah for Parashat Beha'alotcha and Shabbat Hanukkah begins with Zekhariah encouraging the people of Judah to rebuild the Temple that had been destroyed in 586 BCE. The Midrash compared God's words in Numbers 11:16 to the case of a rich man who had a vineyard. And the Gemara taught that some cite as proof of God's approval God's statement in Numbers 12:8, "with him [Moses] will I speak mouth to mouth" (as God thus distinguished the level of communication God had with Moses, after Miriam and Aaron had raised the marriage of Moses and then questioned the distinctiveness of the prophecy of Moses). [91], Reading Numbers 8:14, "And the Levites shall be Mine," a Midrash taught that wherever Scripture says "to Me" or "Mine," it refers to something that shall never cease either in this world or in the World to Come. [6] Aaron was to designate the Levites as a wave offering from the Israelites. [41] While the meat was still between their teeth, God struck the people with a plague. The Midrash taught that Nadab, Abihu, and the 70 elders deserved to die then, but because God so loved giving the Torah, God did not wish to disturb that time.
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