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Red Heifer, The Mitzvah of: offering made in Temple times as part of a process of ritual cleansing (discussed in Numbers 19:1-22)

	Under the Yoke of the Oral Torah How holy was the Red Heifer? By Rabbi Bachya ben Asher; translated and annotated by Eliyahu Munk. How holy was the Red Heifer? Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » Mystical Classics » Under the Yoke of the Oral Torah
	The Cow Jumped Over the Moon The Zohar says: the red heifer is the 1^st step towards unifying with G-d. By Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai; translation & commentary by Simcha-Shmuel Treister The Zohar says: the red heifer is the 1st step towards unifying with G-d. Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » The Zohar » The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
	Of Cows and Divine Names Kabbalah explains that death is a lacking in divine consciousness. From Rabbi Yitzchak Luria Kabbalah explains that death is a lacking in divine consciousness. Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » The Holy Ari » Of Cows and Divine Names
	Holy Cow! The tenth and last heifer will be found just before the arrival of Mashiach. By Shaul Yosef Leiter The tenth and last heifer will be found just before the arrival of Mashiach Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » Ascent Lights » Holy Cow!
	First Red Heifer Prepared 1312 BCE On the 2nd of Nissan, one day after the inauguration of the Tabernacle, Moses prepared the very first Red Heifer, in order to ritually purify the Jewish nation in preparation for the bringing of the Paschal Lamb in the newly erected Sanctuary. Link: The ... Jewish Calendar » Nissan » Nissan 2 » Jewish History » First Red Heifer Prepared
	A Strange Commandment By Nechoma Greisman This parshah talks about a very strange commandment. I say "strange," because there are certain details of the commandment to remove defilement by sprinkling the ashes of the red heifer that are unlike any other commandment in the Torah. The commandment ... Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » Parshah Columnists » Through the Eyes of a Woman » A Strange Commandment
	True Kindness - the Crux of Torah By Nechoma Greisman Why is the red heifer called chukat haTorah, "the decree of the Torah"? It's as if the Torah is saying, "This is the crux of the whole Torah." We know that the essence of the whole Torah is love of one's fellow: There is the famous story of the sage ... Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » Parshah Columnists » Through the Eyes of a Woman » True Kindness - the Crux of Torah
	The Timelessness of the Commandments By Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov; translation and commentary by Eliezer Shore The mystical dimensions of the ego Kabbalah Online » Chasidic Illumination » Baal Shem Tov » The Timelessness of the Commandments
	Conquering the Impurity of Death By Moshe Yakov Wisnefsky To overcome the greatest form of impurity, we must transcend logic. Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » Contemporary Kabbalists » Conquering the Impurity of Death
	Chukas: The Value of Life By Nechoma Greisman This is the parshah that deals with the Parah Adumah (Red Heifer). For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Parah Adumah, I’ll try very briefly to summarize the main points. In Yiddishkeit, spiritual purity is a desirable factor. This has nothing to ... Spirituality » Contemporary Works » Through the Eyes of a Woman » Torah Portions » Chukas: The Value of Life

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