In the second section of the Book of Numbers, the narrative begins as G‑d instructs Moses to complete his count (Naso, in Hebrew) of the Levite clans. The Torah then records certain laws pertaining to the purification process that the Jews needed to undergo before setting out from Mount Sinai toward the Land of Israel. Finally, the Torah records the offerings that the tribal princes donated on the day the Tabernacle was erected and began to function. Their offerings emphasized how the Jewish people’s upcoming journey through the desert – as well as each individual’s journey through life, to fulfill his or her Divine mission – must be both an individual and collective experience.
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Nasso: Preparations for the Journey
Numbers 4:21–7:89
First Reading: Numbers 4:21–28
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Second Reading: Numbers 4:29–49
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Daily Quote
There are two sorts of laws: a) laws that create life, and b) laws created by life. Human laws are created by life, so they vary from land to land according to circumstances. The Almighty's Torah is a G-dly law that creates life. G-d's Torah is the Torah of truth, the same in all places, at all times. Torah is eternal.
–Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
The Parshah
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