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The Portion of Chukat


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Parashat Chukat
 
 
WEEKLY TORAH READING PLAN

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Below are some highlights from the Torah portion being read in Israel this week. Visit our website, www.TheIsraelBible.com, to access the full content, post your comments and participate in our in-depth study of the Torah portion.

Happy Learning,

Shira Schechter, Editor of The Israel Bible

This week's Portion is:

Chukat

Numbers 19:1-22:1

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. From there, the narrative picks up again with the death of Moses’s sister, Miriam, and a lack of water for the people. Moses and Aaron are told by God that they have failed to sanctify His name before the people and as a result are destined to die in the desert. In fact, Aaron’s death is also recorded in this portion.

Other escapades include encounters with Canaanites, with Edom, with Amorites and with fiery serpents.

Points to Ponder

    The Red Heifer

    What do you think we can learn from the fact that the priests who prepare the red heifer, a rite of purification, become impure themselves in the process?

    Moses and the Rock

    Why do you think God chose to punish Moses and Aaron by barring them from the Holy Land? Does the punishment suit the “crime”?

    Journeys through the Desert

    Why do you think God uses a bronze serpent as the tool to save the stricken Israelites? Keep in mind that in 2 Kings 18, Hezekiah destroys that serpent in the context of eradicating idolatry from the land…

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