Naso

“Do Not Disregard the Practices of One’s Mother”

Ideas from 5704 (1944) – Harav Shaul Yisraeli – from Siach Shaul, p. 368-9

Ideas from 5704 (1944) – Harav Shaul Yisraeli – from Siach Shaul, p. 368-9

The Pursuit of Peace

NASSO

Red white and green

In Parshas Naso, the Torah requires the banishing of a metzora from the camp. Chazal understand this to mean that he is not permitted to be within any city that was walled from the time of Yehoshua (Keilim 1:7).

Nasso: How the Rambam Views Nazirism

Conversion and the Giving of the Torah

Bitterness or Bracha – Choose!

We complain about the conditions of the desert; the lack of water; the shortage of meat; the taste of the miraculous Mahn. Even Miriam & Ahron get into the act when they complain to Moshe about his neglecting his wife Tzipora. We find fault with everyone & everything.

Twelve Offerings

The overwhelming number of interpretations concentrate on the idea that even though the offerings may physically have been identical, the spirit and motivation of each differed from individual to individual, and tribe to tribe.