The opening of Parashat Beha’alotcha returns to a subject already discussed earlier in the Torah: the lighting of the Menorah in the Mishkan. At first glance, this seems repetitive. The Menorah and its laws were already described in Parashat Tetzaveh. Why revisit it now?
An Introduction to Sefer Bamidbar
The fourth Book of the Torah, Bamidbar — “In the Wilderness” — tells the story of the forty years the Jewish
“The desert was not empty. It was where the Jewish people learned who they truly were.”
Parashat Emor places strong emphasis on responsibility—particularly for those who represent Torah values publicly. The Kohanim are commanded to live
