Torah Classes

Chp. 26 verse 23 - Chp. 27 verse 14: Continues with Moshe and Elazar counting the men of the tribes who would inherit the land. Continues with a count of the families of the tribe of Levi but they would not inherit a portion in the land. Chp. 27 continues with the daughters of Zelophehad asking for their father's portion in the land. Moshe asks Hashem for the answer to their question. The answer is yes and then Hashem teaches him about the laws of inheritance. G-d then tells Moshe to ascend mount Abarim to see the land which He had given to the children of Israel. Afterwards he would die just as Aaron had since they had sinned at the waters of Meribath-Kadesh.

Chp. 25 verse 9 - Chp. 26 verse 23: Introduction, Hashem tells Moshe to induct Pinchas into the priesthood as a reward, for his act of killing Zimri and Cosbi. Hashem then tells Moshe and Elazar the priest to count the men between the ages of 20 to 60 years of age. They counted them according to their families and names. This information would be used to divide the land according to a lottery.

Chp. 18 verses 15 - 32: Continues with the 24 gifts given to the priests. Then it tells us of the gifts given to the Levites for their service. Also that the Levites are obligated to give a portion of their first tithing to the priests.

Chp. 17 verse 9 - Chp. 18 verse 15: Hashem brings a plague on the people and Aaron stops it with his fire pan of incense. Continues with the test of the staffs to prove that the tribe of Levi was chosen by Hashem. Chp, 18, begins with warnings to the people about the Mishkan. Hashem defines the position of the Levites. Continues with the 24 gifts given to the priests.

Chp. 16 verse 15 - Chp. 17 verse 8: The two hundred and fifty men, Korach, and Aaron all gather with their fire pans filled with incense. Moshe warns the people to separate from the group. Hashem brings a fire that consumes the 250 men and the earth swallows Dasan, Aviram, Korach, their families and all their possessions. Chp. 17 begins with Elazar the son of Aaron collecting all the fire pans. They were to be used as a covering for the copper alter.

Chp. 16 verses 1 - 15: Introduction, portion deals with the rebellion of Korach and his group against Moshe and Aaron. Moshe proposes a test to prove that Hashem had chosen Aaron to be the high preist. Moshe goes to Dasan and Aviram to try and placate them but to no avail.

Chp. 15 verses 1 - 41: In this chp. Hashem introduces the wine libation that would accompany many sacrifices. Hashem also commands them about the taking of challah from their dough which would be given to the priests. Continues with the sacrifice brought for an error done by the congregation concerning idol worship. It continues with the individual who sins by error and his sacifice. The Torah mentions many times that there should be one law for you and the convert. Next the story of the gatherer of wood on Shabbos. The portion ends with the Chapter on Tzitzith and its laws.

Chp. 14 verses 1 - 45: The people cry in their tents and they complain to Moshe. Joshua and Calev try to convince the people that the land was very good and that Hashem will give them the land. The people threaten to stone them, but they are protected by the glory of G-d. Hashem tells Moshe that He will destroy the nation. Moshe is able to defend the people only to the point of Hashem not destroying them all at one time. He would punish all those between the ages of twenty to sixty with death and wandering in the desert for forty years. Only Joshua and Calev of those between the ages of twenty and sixty would enter the land. The ten spies die by the plague. Against Moshe's words some of the people try to go up and conquer the mountain but they are defeated by the Amalekie and Canaanie.

Chp 13 verses 1 - 33: Introduction, Moshe is given permission by Hashem to send spies into the land of Canaan. He sends twelve men one from each tribe. The Torah lists their names. They return after forty days with a cluster of grapes, a pomegranate, and a fig. Ten of them give their report to Moshe and the people, with the intent of frightened the people and they succeed. Calev tries to convince the people that the land is wonderful and conquerable. The ten spies try to convince the people that they would not be able to conquer the land and that they also saw giants there.

Chp. 8 verse 2 - chp. 9 verse 8: Begins with the service of the Menorah and how is was made. Continues with the induction of the Levites to replace the firstborns, and to assist the priests in the service of Hashem. Chp. 9 begins with the only Pesach that was observed by the nation in the desert. Those that were spiritually unclean complained to Moshe about their inability to bring the Pascal sacrifice. Moshe tells them to stand there and wait and he would confer with Hashem.