“Adonai said to Moshe, “Summon the tribe of Levi, and assign them to Aharon the cohen, so that they can help him.  They are to carry out his duties and the duties of the whole community before the tent of meeting in performing the service of the tabernacle.  They are to be in charge of all the furnishings […]

Today we begin Numbers Chapter Three. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here. “These are the descendants of Aharon and Moshe as of the day when Adonai spoke with Moshe on Mount Sinai. The names of the sons of Aharon are: Nadav the firstborn, Avihu, El‘azar and Itamar. These were the […]

We are going to continue to examine the how and why behind the way the tribes were grouped around the Tabernacle. Remember, they were arranged according to the compass directions starting from the East and moving clockwise to the South, then to the West and finally to the North. Let’s take a look at the […]

“The people of Israel are to set up camp by clans, each man with his own banner and under his clan’s symbol; they are to camp around the tent of meeting, but at a distance.“-Numbers 2:2 Let’s take a quick look at how the 12 tribes of Israel were grouped around the Tabernacle. Again, understand […]

“The Jews’ belief in God threatened more than their neighbors’ gods.  It challenged many of their fundamental values.  The world to which the Jews have introduced God and His moral demands has often resented this theological and moral challenge.”-Why the Jews: The Reason for Antisemitism-By Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin In my last post I […]