Behaalotecha, Beha’alotecha, Beha’alothekha, or Behaaloscha (בהעלותך — Hebrew for "when you step up,” the 11th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 36th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the book of Numbers. It constitutes Numbers 8:1–12:16. Jews generally read it in late May or in June.
Weekly Sidra: Beha’alotcha (when you step up) Torah Portion: Bamidbar / Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftorah: Zecharya / Zechariah 2:14-4:7 14 Shout for joy, Fair Zion! For lo, I come; and I will dwell in your midst–declares the Lord. 15 In that day many nations will attach themselves to the Lord and become His people and He will dwell in your midst. Then you will know that I was sent to you by the Lord of Hosts. 16 The Lord will take Judah to Himself as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will choose Jerusalem once more. (Zechariyah 2:14-16) This week I was struck by the picture of the Menorah and its relationship to the Mashiach. The Torah portion starts out by describing the lampstand (Menorah). “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to Aaron and say to him, "When you mount the lamps, let the seven lamps give light [...]
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Gam zu le’tova / Tambien esto es para bien Israel, Jerusalén. Aprendiendo de los problemas. Tehillim / Salmos 119 dice: Alef 119:1 Benditos los perfectos de camino, Los que andan en la ley de HaShem. 119:2 Benditos los que guardan sus testimonios, Y con todo el corazón le buscan; 119:3 Pues no hacen iniquidad Los que andan ...
Weekly Sidra: Beha’alotcha (when you step up) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftorah: Zecharyah / Zechariah 2:14-4:7 “Shout for joy, Fair Zion! For lo, I come; and I will dwell in your midst–declares the Lord. In that day many nations will attach themselves to the Lord and become His people, and He will ...
This week’s parsha we learn something about Moshe, Aaron, Miriam, and the people of Israel, We are given the opportunity to see ourselves before the Most High in light of history with the lense of what it is, not what it appears to be to us. Throughout the TaNaKh and Torah we learn of most individuals behavior by their actions. In this portio ...
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La gente del nuestro pueblo acababan de comenzar su viaje hacia la tierra de Israel. Después de haber permanecido en el desierto frente al Monte Sinaí por más de un año, había llegado el momento de volver a emprender viaje. Esta vez se trataba – según se suponía en ese momento – del &uacu ...
Weekly Sidra: Beha’alotcha (when you step up) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftorah: Zecharyah / Zechariah 2:14-4:7 The third reading from the book of Numbers and the thirty-sixth reading from the Torah is called Beha’alot’cha (בהעלותך), a word that literally m ...
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