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Beit Midrash
- Torah Portion and Tanach
- Bamidbar
- Naso
A husband who suspects his wife had been unfaithful brings her to the Temple. A kohen prepares a drink of water mixed with dust from the Temple floor & a special ink used for inscribing Hashem's name on a piece of parchment. If she is innocent, the potion does not harm
her; it brings a blessing of children. If she is guilty, she (& her lover) suffer a supernatural death.
A Nazir is one who vows to dedicate himself to G-d for a period of time. He must abstain from all grape products, grow his hair & avoid contact with corpses. At the end of this period he shaves his head & brings special offerings.
The Kohanim are commanded to bless the people. The 3-part Birkat Kohanim recited until today encapsulates the major blessings that humanity seeks from Hashem.
The Mishkan is completed & dedicated on the first of Nisan in the 2nd year after the Exodus. The prince of each tribe makes a communal gift to the Mishkan; each donates an identical gift of gold, silver, animal & meal offerings.
The Haftora from Shoftim describes the birth of Shimshon (Samson), who was also a Nazir.
Naso “Do Not Disregard the Practices of One’s Mother”
Ideas from 5704 (1944) – Harav Shaul Yisraeli – from Siach Shaul, p. 368-9
P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: Tuition Payment after Withdrawing Student
based on ruling 85142 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
Rabbis in Midrash
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Hosha'ana Rabba FLYDUBAI & HOSHANA RABBA- ANI VAHU HOSHIA NA- I & HIM SAVE US
"Ani vaHu Hoshia Na", "I and Him, Save Us". We don't just pray to Him, but we also pray to and for ourselves that we should emulate and educate our children to have that instinctive altruism with which He created the world. President Trump seemed amused about Yaniv Hayon, our PLUMBER who confidently worked with G-d like Superman (he learned from a pilot on a TV show!) to save 174 lives on the Dubai hijacking, but we in Israel are totally accustomed already 78 years to our plumbers, teachers, garbage-men, rabbis, farmers & doctors being Hashem's shlichim! This is what Zionism is about.
