Parashat Naso: Table of Contents
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CONTENTS
  • Midrash / מִדְרָשׁ
  1. Who were the נְשִׂיאִים (nesi’im, chiefs) exactly?
  2. Why does the סוֹטָה (sotah) ceremony involve erasing God's name by dissolving it in water?
  3. What does it mean when we say that God's face will be lifted toward you in Birkat Kohanim?
  • Commentary / פַּרְשָׁנוּת
  1. Is it good to be a nazir? Is the Torah recommending this?
  2. What berakhah (blessing) are we asking for in Birkat Kohanim (the Priestly Blessing)?
  3. Why does the Torah repeat each offering of the 12 נְשִׂיאִים (nesi’im, chiefs), word for word, when they’re all the same?!
  4. The offerings of the נְשִׂיאִים (nesi’im, chiefs) come in sets of 12, but there are only six wagons to carry them all. Why’s that? What can it teach us?
  1. Birkat Kohanim
  2. Erasing God's name
  • A Moment of Hebrew / רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית​​​​​​
  1. Shoresh שֹׁרֶשׁ נ.ש.א
  2. Shoresh שֹׁרֶשׁ כ.ס.ה