The third section of the Book of Numbers begins as G‑d tells Moses to instruct Aaron how to kindle (Beha’alotecha, in Hebrew) the lamps of the Tabernacle’s Candelabrum. It continues with the final preparations for the Jewish people’s departure from Mount Sinai and the events that occurred at their first stops in the desert.
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Behaalotecha: The Journey Begins
Numbers 8:1–12:16
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Daily Quote
"And the pit was empty; there was no water in it" (Genesis 37:24). From the implication of what is said, "And the pit was empty," do I not know that there was no water in it? What then is taught by, "there was no water in it"? There was no water, but there were snakes and scorpions in it...
–Talmud, Shabbat 22a
The Parshah
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