TEN: Kedoshim
This week we get a crash course in holiness as God lays out His expectations on how we become a holy nation.
This week we get a crash course in holiness as God lays out His expectations on how we become a holy nation.
Once the Israelites enter the land of Israel, there will be a whole new set of laws waiting for them: how to treat the land.
In the last Torah reading of the book of VaYikra, we are told of all the good that will come our way if we follow God’s laws. We are also warned of the punishments that will happen if we disobey.
In the first Torah reading of the book of BaMidbar, God commands Moses to count the people of Israel and defines the special role of the tribe of Levites.
This week we have new responsibilities, we have offerings, we have the laws of the Nazarites and we have some generous gifts.
Interested in livening up your Shabbat table? Challenge your kids to our weekly TEN. We’re asking ten questions from this week’s Torah reading. And, parents, fear not, answers are included.
This week’s parsha is full of new mitzvot, there is a story with a rock and battles with foreign lands. There are great questions, great discussions and great projects to do. As always here are your TEN questions (and answers).
In this week’s Torah reading, we are introduced to a King and a Prophet. The King, Balak, is desperate to curse the Israelites and sends the prophet, Balaam, to do just that. Balaam is repeatedly warned along the way not to curse the Israelites, but he chooses to go anyway. However, as hard as he tries to curse them, Balaam only manages to heap blessing on the Israelites.
With two parshot this week, we’re covering a lot of ground. This week we start getting ready to go into the land of Israel and get a picture of how to set up life once there.
As Bnei Yisrael continue towards the Land of Israel, Moshe has some final words.