Portion Summary
The third reading from the book of Numbers and the thirty-sixth reading from the Torah is called Beha'alotcha (בהעלותך), a word that literally means "When you ascend." It comes from the first verse of the portion, which could literally be translated as "When you ascend the lamps" (Numbers 8:2), a reference to the fact that the priest had to step up to clean and light the lamps of the menorah. This portion is jam-packed, telling the story of the consecration of the Levites, the first Passover in the wilderness, the silver trumpets, the cloud of glory, the departure from Sinai, the grumbling in the wilderness, the first Sanhedrin and the punishment of Miriam.
Portion Outline
TORAH
Numbers 8:1 | The Seven Lamps
Numbers 8:5 | Consecration and Service of the Levites
Numbers 9:1 | The Passover at Sinai
Numbers 9:15 | The Cloud and the Fire
Numbers 10:1 | The Silver Trumpets
Numbers 10:11 | Departure from Sinai
Numbers 11:1 | Complaining in the Desert
Numbers 11:16 | The Seventy Elders
Numbers 11:31 | The Quails
Numbers 12:1 | Aaron and Miriam Jealous of Moses
PROPHETS
Zec 2:6 Interlude: | An Appeal to the Exiles
Zec 3:1 Fourth Vision: | Joshua and Satan
Zec 4:1 Fifth Vision: | The Lampstand and Olive Trees
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Shalom,
Be Blessed. May YAHUAH ELOHIM bless you and keep you!
Prophet Brandon
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