Parsha: Bamidbar

The Two Journeys (Bamidbar 5778)

14th May 2018

The books of Shemot and Bamidbar have some striking similarities. They are both about journeys. They both portray the Israelites … Read more

22nd May 2017

Bamidbar takes up the story as we left it toward the end of Shemot. The people had journeyed from Egypt … Read more

31st May 2016

Bamidbar is usually read on the Shabbat before Shavuot. So the sages connected the two. Shavuot is the time of … Read more

20th May 2015

One of the most amusing scenes in Anglo-Jewish history occurred on 14 October 1663. A mere seven years had passed … Read more

20th May 2014

The book of Bamidbar begins with a census of the Israelites. That is why it is known in English as … Read more

21st May 2012

Bamidbar takes up the story as we left it toward the end of Shemot. The people had journeyed from Egypt … Read more

28th May 2011

In English, the book we begin this week is called Numbers, for an obvious reason. It begins with a census, … Read more

15th May 2010

How are we to understand the differential roles of men and women within Judaism? On the one hand, Jewish identity … Read more