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Parashat Beha'alotcha

Numbers 8:1-12:16

As Israel begins its journey, rituals of light and movement mark a transition from settlement to travel. Complaints soon erupt, revealing the people’s anxiety and longing for Egypt even after liberation. The parashah portrays leadership under strain and the fragility of communal trust.

  • The Book Between the Books Thoughts on Parashat Beha’alotecha

    In Parashat HaShavua and Parashat Beha'alotcha

    Why do the Jewish people exist outside of history? What does it mean for a book of the Torah to contain a ‘book within a book’? In Parashat Beha’alotecha, we explore a deeper view of identity, memory, and Divine presence—through the Ark, the wilderness, and two verses that upend everything we know about linear time.