Parsha 34: Bamidbar (In the wilderness) בְּמִדְבַּר

 

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Parsha 34: Bamidbar (In the wilderness) בְּמִדְבַּר

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּהַר סִינַי לֵאמֹֽר

Vay’daber ADONAI el-Moshe b’har Sinai leymor

“ADONAI spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai; he said,..”

Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Bamidbar

Parsha 34

Shalom and welcome to the Parsha in 60 seconds Today’s portion is from Numbers 1:1–4:20 it is called Bamidbar which means “in the desert.” In the wilderness, in the second month of the second year following the Exodus from Egypt, God directed Moses to take a census of the Israelite men age 20 years and up, there were 603,550 in all. Levites could not do military service but were in charge of the tabernacle. If outsider came close they would be killed. God instructed a camp formation to protect the tabernacle. The Levites were consecrated to God in place of all the firstborn of the other tribes. They took care of Aaron and the priests. There were 22,300 Levites total. There were 273 more firstborn of Israel then there were Levites so God took five shekels per person and gave them to the priests. Moses and Aaron took a separate census of the Kohathites between the ages of 30 and 50. They were in charge of carrying all sacred objects. They were not to see the objects uncovered or they would die. And that is Bamidbar in 60 seconds.

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Parsha 32: B’har (On Mount) בְּהַר

 

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Parsha 32: B’har (On Mount) בְּהַר

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּהַר סִינַי לֵאמֹֽר

Vay’daber ADONAI el-Moshe b’har Sinai leymor

“ADONAI spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai; he said,..”

Parsha 33: B’chukkotai (In My Statutes) בְּחֻקֹּתַי

אִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַי תֵּלֵכוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֹתַי תִּשְׁמְרוּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָֽם

Im-b’chukkotai teyleychu ve’et-mitsvotay tishmeru va’asitem otam

“If you live by my regulations, observe my mitzvot and obey them…”

Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Behar

Parsha 32

Shalom and welcome to the Parsha in 60 seconds Today’s portion is from Leviticus 25:1–26:2 it is called Behar which means “on the mount” God gave the law of the Sabbatical year for the land in which every seventh year the people would not tend their fields but would eat anything that grew on its own. The sixth year crop was enough for three years. Every 50 years was the Jubilee year. When the horn blast all land holdings and debts were reset. If a person got bad land, their relative would bail them out. If you sold your home in a walled city, you have an entire year in which you could buy it back. After a year the sale was final. Country homes were subject to redemption and release through the jubilee. Levites were to reside permanently in the cities of the Levites. Their land could not be sold. Though owning slaves from other countries was allowed, indebted kinsman were to be treated as paid workers and not be charged interest for their debts. On Jubilee year they would be released. If indebted to a resident alien, a relative could bail them out or the debter could pay the pro rata or wait until jubilee. And that is Behar in 60 seconds.

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Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Bechukotai

Parsha 33

Shalom and welcome to the Parsha in 60 seconds Today’s portion is from Leviticus 26:3–27:34 it is called Bechukotai which means “by my decrees.” if the Israelites followed God’s laws, God would bless Israel with rains in their season, abundant harvests, peace, victory over enemies, fertility, and God’s presence. If they failed, God would wreak upon Israel misery, consumption, fever, stolen harvests, defeat by enemies, poor harvests, attacks of wild beasts, pestilence, famine, desolation, and timidity. Survivors would be exiled to the land of their enemies, where they would feel convicted, confess their sin, and atone. God would never forget the covenant. If anyone vowed to offer God the value of a human being, the following scale would apply: man from age 20 to 60, 50 shekels of silver woman 20 to 60, 30 shekels boy 5 to 20, 20 shekels girl 5 to 20, 10 shekels boy 1 month to 5 years, 5 shekels girl from 1 month to 5 years, 3 shekels man 60 or over, 15 shekels woman 60 or over, 10 shekels If vower was poor they would go to the priest to get a lower rate. Vowed animals were considered holy and nonexchangeable. Unclean animal vows were brought to the priest and 1/5 would be added to its cost. First born clean animals already belonged to God and could not be used, unclean firstborns were usable. Houses and land were also givable as a vow. Nothing that one had identified as condemned could be sold or redeemed, and no human being condemned could be ransomed, but he was to be put to death. tithes crops were to be God’s, Every tenth head of livestock was to be holy to God, and the owner was not to choose good or bad when counting off the tithe. And that is Bechukotai in 60 seconds.

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Parsha 31: Emor (Speak) אֱמֹר

 

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Parsha 31: Emor (Speak) אֱמֹר

Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Emore

Parsha 31

Shalom and welcome to the Parsha in 60 seconds Today’s portion is from Leviticus 21:1–24:23 it is called Emore which means “speak” God tells the priests to avoid dead body except for his parent, child, brother, or virgin sister. High Priest could not be near any dead bodies. Head, beard and lock shaving as well as cutting self were prohibited. They were not to marry a harlot or divorcee. A priest’s daughter who became a harlot was to be executed. The High Priest was not to bare his head or rip his vestments. He was to marry only a virgin of his own kin. Disabled priest could not offer sacrifices and were not allowed near the altar. Specific rules were given for sharing meat. God commanded that the Sabbath, Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot be kept on their specific days. clear olive oil for lighting the lamps of the Tabernacle was brought on a regular basis. Twelve loaves were placed in the Tabernacle every Sabbath. A man with an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father got in a fight, and pronounced God’s Name in blasphemy. He was taken outside the camp and stoned by the witnesses. If a person hurt another person, the same would be done to them. Pound for a pound, eye for an eye. And that is Emore in 60 seconds.

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Parsha 30: K’doshim (Set apart people) קְדֹשִׁים

 

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Parsha 30: Kedoshim (Set apart people) קְדֹשִׁים

Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Kedoshim

Parsha 30

Shalom and welcome to the Parsha in 60 seconds Today’s portion is from Leviticus 19:1–20:27 it is called Kedoshim which means “holy ones.” God gives commands for the Israelites to be holy including

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Parsha 29: Acharei Mot (After the Death) אַחֲרֵי מוֹת

 

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Parsha 29: Acharei Mot (After the Death) אַחֲרֵי מוֹת

Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Acharei Mot

Parsha 29

Shalom and welcome to the Parsha in 60 seconds Today’s portion is from Leviticus 16:1–18:30 it is called Achrei Mot which means “after the death.” After Aaron’s sons died, Aaron was not to come into the Most Holy Place or he would die. Aaron had to participate in a cleansing ritual that required bathing, dressing up and sacrificing some animals. He would take two goats one for a sin offering and one as the scapegoat to carry sin away into the wilderness. This ritual was then commanded by God to be kept once a year forever, it is called the day of atonement or Yom Kippur. Fasting and resting were an all day event before the priest would cast off all the peoples sin onto the goat. God prohibited the slaughter of animals unless they were offerings and also forbid the consuming of blood. Eating already dead meat was unclean. God prohibited sexual immorality involving family, same-sex, and animals. God banned Child sacrifice to Molech. God explained that the Canaanites defiled themselves by adopting these practices, and any who did any of these things would be exiled. And that is Achrei Mot in 60 seconds.

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Parsha 28: M’tzorah (Infected One) מְצֹרָע

 

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Parsha 28: M’tzorah (Infected One) מְצֹרָע

(Complete Jewish Bible)

Leviticus 14:1-15:33

2 Kings 7:3-20

Romans 6:8-23

Hebrews 13:4; Hebrews 9:13-24

Luke 2:22-24; Luke 7:18-23

James 4:10-12

Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Metzora

Parsha 28

Shalom and welcome to the Parsha in 60 seconds Today’s portion is from Leviticus 14:1–15:33 it is called Metzora which means “one being diseased,” God gave a cleansing ritual for skin disease. It involved two live clean birds, cedar wood, crimson stuff, and hyssop. Eight days later another sacrifice would be made. God explained the ritual for cleansing a house with an eruptive plague. It involved some major remodeling and some birds as well as other things. God gave the ritual for all sorts of male and female cough uncleanliness. Many of these rituals involved a lot of cleaning and clothes washing and a week long process which ends with a sacrifice. Cleanliness was very important to God. God told Moses and Aaron to put the Israelites on guard against uncleanness, lest they die by defiling God’s Tabernacle.

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