Naso or Nasso (נשא — Hebrew for "lift up,” the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 35th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the second in the book of Numbers. It constitutes Numbers 4:21–7:89. Naso is the longest of the 54 weekly Torah portions, with 176 verses. Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in late May or June.
Parsha Naso, is Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21 – 7:89, and it is the longest single parsha in the Torah. This portion follows weeks of learning the Most High's ways of holiness, being a community, family and relationships. As a coin as two sides and is recognized by either side, mitzvot (commandments) have both positive and negative forms (do or do not). The last two portions emphasized the blessing of following Torah and mitzvot as well as the consequences or curses of chose to not keeping Torah and the mitzvot. Those truths already known to the people as they answered we will do and hear on Shavout at Mt. Sinai are the foundation of Naso. Three sobering examples of living and observing mitzvot become clear in this parsha. First, the census isn't taken lightly in Torah. When done incorrectly, there are harsh consequences. This accounting determined who had the job of transporting the mishkan (temple) at a mature age. The literal phrase means to “lift the heads”, and is understood to be a census taking. In other census heads weren't counted but coins were counted as given by the men. An indirect count of people for the census, yet this census was a “head count”. Multiple meanings and word pictures are present in Hebrew and this just one example of this playing out and shedding further light on this parsha. “To...
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Bamidbar 5:12 Speak to the children of Israel and say to them if any man’s wife go astray and commit a treachery against him. If any man’s wife go astray- Rashi begins this passage off with an interesting comparison and outlook on adultery. He states, אישׁ אישׁ Ish Ish (lit. man, man) tea ...
Weekly Sidra: Naso (lift up) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftorah: Shofetim / Judges 13:2-25 “So Manoah said to the angel of HaShem, What is your name? We should like to honour you when your words come true.” The angel said to him, “you must not ask for my name; it is unknowable!” (J ...
En nuestra Parashá (Parasha Naso) hay un versículo pequeño, pero con un gran mensaje.“Yebarejejá HaShem Veyishmereja – Que El Eterno te bendiga y te proteja”.Es decir, que te bendiga y te cuide lo que te dió, son dos cosas diferentes, bendición y guardar. Una persona puede ganar mucho din ...
The second reading from the book of Numbers and the thirty-fifth reading from the Torah is called Nasso (נשא), a word that literally means “lift up.” It comes from the first word of the second verse in Hebrew, which could literally be translated to say, “Lift up the heads of the sons of Gershon,” an idioma ...
Speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them: A man or woman who sets himself apart by making a Nazarite vow to abstain for the sake of HaShem [Bamidbar / Numbers 6:2] The Nazarite vow is taken by individuals who had voluntarily dedicated themselves to HaShem. The vow is a decision, action, and desire on the part of people whose desi ...
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