I hope everybody had a good Shavuot on Sunday. Our tradition says that Shavuot is the day haShem (god) spoke to us from Mount Sinai. In other words, it is a day of revelation. Did any of you have any revelations this past Sunday? If so, please share them in the comments section below. 🙂 Part of what haShem gave us on Sunday is this week’s parsha (Torah portion). It is called Naso which means to lift up or to … Continue reading
This week’s parsha (Torah portion) is called Naso which means to raise up or carry. This is because the parsha begins with haShem telling Moshe (Moses) to raise up the heads of the children of Garshone to count/redeem them. Specifically, we are talking of those between 30 and 50 who will come to do the work of the tent of meeting. This is a continuation from the previous parsha, which ended with a count of one of the three families … Continue reading
I hope everybody had a good Shavuot; that you are well rested and energized from hearing Divinity speaking to us. And this is a bit of what he had to say… This week’s parsha (weekly Torah portion) is called Naso which comes from the verb to lift up or to carry. The parsha begins with haShem (god) telling Moshe (Moses) to lift up the head of the children of Garshon who are one of the Levite families. It is really … Continue reading