TCH SPR ZA Zachary DuBow Parashat Matot-Maasei The final two parshiot in sefer Bamidbar are often linked and read as a double-parasha, as they are this year.
SPR ZA Zachary DuBow Parashat Pinchas shem took a hiatus for parashat Balak, named after a primary antagonist, two weeks following the same in parashat Korach.
SPR ZA Zachary DuBow Parashat Chukat A span of 38 years elapses in the story of the Jews. What happened during those 38 years? Similarly of mystery is the red heifer ritual…
SPR ZA Zachary DuBow Parashat Korach וַיִּקַּ֣ח קֹ֔רַח בֶּן־יִצְהָ֥ר בֶּן־קְהָ֖ת בֶּן־לֵוִ֑י וְדָתָ֨ן וַאֲבִירָ֜ם בְּנֵ֧י אֱלִיאָ֛ב וְא֥וֹן בֶּן־פֶּ֖לֶת בְּנֵ֥י…
SPR ZA Zachary DuBow Parashat Shelach The only two mentions of shem in this parasha are in the context of the tribal leaders appointed to spy out the land of Israel in advance…
SPR ZA Zachary DuBow Parashat Naso Following sefer Vayikra with but few mentions of shem compared to the previous two books, sefer Bamidbar opens with a bang: 22 mentions of…
TCH SPR ZA Zachary DuBow Parashat Bamidbar: Multitudinal Shem The first two books of the Torah are replete with shem; only two parshiot in sefer Shemot have no shem. Then we get to sefer Vayikra and…
SPR ZA Zachary DuBow Parashat Emor: Calling Shem We continue sefer Vayikra where shem was absent for the first half, followed by shem appearing sparingly and only in context of the…