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Parashat B'midbar
Moses conducts a census of the
Israelites; God describes the
unique duties of the Kohath
family of priests.
God told Moses to, "Take a total count of the entire
community of the sons of Israel according to their
families, according to their father’s house, counting
the names of all males twenty years old and upward."
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Rav Kook Torah
Bamidbar — Numbers
Experience has shown me how correct my path is in practice, just as it is beautiful in theory.(Letters vol. II, p. 15)
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Though betrayed by Israel's unfaithfulness,
God will reconcile with the people like a
husband who cannot stop loving his wife.
The haftarah selection is from Hosea 2:1-22.
The haftarah for Parashat B’midbar, from the Book
of Hosea, is a prophecy of redemption. In the
opening verses, God promises that the people of
Israel will one day be as multitudinous as the sands
of the sea. They will be recognized as being children
of the living God, and Judah and Israel will assemble
together, unified under one leader.
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Shavuot begins at sunset on
May 23 and ends on the
evening of May 25.
Why is it customary to eat dairy foods on Shavuot? Some
derive the practice directly from scripture, saying we
eat dairy to symbolize the "land flowing with milk and
honey" promised to the Israelites, or that "milk and
honey are under your tongue" (Song of Songs 4:11). Try
this custom out this year—Shavuot begins at sunset on
May 23 and ends on the evening of May 25.
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Thank you for watching
Shavua tove
שבוע טוב וחג השבועות שמח
and have a Happy Holidays
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