Is it Better to Be Counted or Countless?
As the name implies, the Book of Numbers begins with a census of the Jews one year after leaving Egypt, setting the number of non-Levite males over the age of…
The Red Heifer
The Torah describes the mysterious laws of the Red Heifer, a rite which purifies those who have come in contact, directly or indirectly, with the dead. A completely red calf…
The Portion of Chukat
This action-packed portion begins with the laws of the red heifer, an unusual ritual which causes the participant to become pure, but those involved in the preparation to become impure….