Questions tagged [behaalotcha-parsha]

The weekly Torah portion of Behaalotcha (Numbers 8:1–12:16)

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How were the Levites "lifted up" and "waved" in Parshat Behaalothecha (Numbers) 8.11

In B'midbar (Numbers) 8:11 we read: "Aaron shall lift up the Levites as a waving before the Lord on behalf of the children of Israel...." What exactly is this "lifting up and waving?" How were the Levites "lifted up" and waived" before HaShem?…
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The two bringings in Numbers 8:9–10

B'haalos'cha 8:9–10: וְהִקְרַבְתָּ אֶת הַלְוִיִּם לִפְנֵי אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהִקְהַלְתָּ אֶת כָּל עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.‏ וְהִקְרַבְתָּ אֶת הַלְוִיִּם לִפְנֵי ה׳ וְסָמְכוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת יְדֵיהֶם עַל הַלְוִיִּם.‏ In the translation used on…
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Parasha Behalotecha- Numbers 12:1 "Cushit" with a khaf vs with a chaf

As I was going through Parashat Behalotecha, I noticed that the word "Cushit", referring to Moshe's wife, is spelled two different ways in the same pasuk, once with a chaf and once with a khaf. Does anyone know why this might be? Do any sources…
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