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Naso I – I נָשֹׂא (Numbers 4:21-5:31)

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This Week’s Torah Portion: Naso – נָשֹׂא (Numbers 4:21-5:31)

The blessing we are told to bless each other and our children is:

“GOD bless you and protect you!
GOD’s face will shine upon you and deal graciously with you!
GOD’s face will lift towards you and grant you Shalom!” (Numbers 6:24-26)

Amen to that!

Parsha Naso – נָשֹׂא Torah Summary:

A census of the Gershonites, Merarites, and Koathites between the ages of thirty and fifty is conducted and their duties in the Tabernacle are detailed. (4:21-49) God speaks to Moses concerning what to do with ritually unclean people, repentant individuals, and those who are suspected of adultery. (5:1-31) The obligations of a nazirite vow are explained. They include abstaining from alcohol and not cutting one’s hair. (6:1-21) God tells Moses how to teach Aaron and his sons the Priestly Blessing. (6:22-27) Moses consecrates the Sanctuary, and the tribal chieftains bring offerings. Moses then speaks with God inside the Tent of Meeting. (7:1-89) Naso – נָשֹׂא The blessing we are told to bless each other and our children is: “GOD bless you and protect you! GOD’s face will shine upon you and deal graciously with you! GOD’s face will lift towards you and grant you Shalom!” (Numbers 6:24-26) Amen to that!

Naso I – I נָשֹׂא (Numbers 4:21-5:31)

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This Week’s Torah Portion: Naso I – I נָשֹׂא (Numbers 4:21-5:31)

We made it. Last night we began Shavuot and celebrated receiving Torah at Mt. Sinai. Imagine what it must have been like. The rabbis teach that the whole world received Torah as a song, a melody that rang through the bodies and beings of every living thing on this earth. Some heard thunder and saw lightning and became afraid. Some heard nothing– the sound was too much to bear, so they felt the loving embrace of the omnipresent Divine.

Last night we concluded our counting. I offer a prayer of conclusion as we move toward summer and hopefully a slower, more leisurely counting.

I have numbered my days and have come to understand that each day has become an invitation:

  • Today: an invitation to become present
  • The day before: an invitation to be reflective
  • The day after: an invitation to become repentant
  • Not today: an invitation to be discerning
  • Tomorrow: an invitation to anticipate
  • Yesterday: an invitation to remember
  • Never again: an invitation to commit
  • Someday: an invitation to dream
  • Most days: an invitation to cultivate discipline
  • Until the day of all days, the last day: an invitation into eternity

-Rabbi Karyn Kedar

Parsha Naso I – I נָשֹׂא Torah Summary:

A census of the Gershonites, Merarites, and Koathites between the ages of thirty and fifty is conducted and their duties in the Tabernacle are detailed. (4:21-49) God speaks to Moses concerning what to do with ritually unclean people, repentant individuals, and those who are suspected of adultery. (5:1-31) Naso I – I נָשֹׂא