Torah Classes

Chp. 6 verses 26-27 - Chp. 7 verse 29: Chp. 6 concludes the priestly blessings. Chp. 7, after Moshe erects the Mishkan, the Torah describes the sacrifices and gifts brought by each of the princes on the twelve days of the consecration of the Alter.

Chp. 6 verses 1 - 25: Chapter describes the laws of the Nazir; one who refrains from wine, cutting his hair, and contact with the dead, and all the laws connected with him. Continues with the priestly blessings.

Chp. 5 verses 10 - 31: Continues with the laws of first fruits, and Terumah which the owner gives to which ever priest he chooses. Next is the law of the Sotah. She is the woman who is accused by her husband of secluding herself with another man after being warned in front of witnesses not to do so. She is taken to the Temple where the ritual of the "bitter waters are performed."(Sotah)

Chp. 4 verse 21 - chp. 5 verse 9: Introduction, begins with the count of the family of Gershon, and a description of their duties in the Mishkan. Continues with the count of the family of Merari, and a description of their duties in the Mishkan. Then a total count of all the Levites. Chp. 5, now that the three camps were defined, some of the laws of defilement of the camps are discussed. Continues with one who steals and swears falsley, and the fifth that he must pay. Then regarding the property stolen from a convert which is given to the priests.

Chp. 4 verses 12 - 20: Continues with the description of the duties of the family of Kehath. Finishes with a stern warning for them to follow the directions given by Moshe and Aaron from Hashem so that they don't die.

Chp. 3 verse 1 - chp. 4 verse 12: Introduction to Aaron and his sons that would serve as priests in the Mishkan. The command to Moshe from Hashem to designate the tribe of Levi to serve the priests in the Mishkan, as substitutes for the firstborn Israelites. By Hashem's command Moshe counts the three families of the Levites, by their individual families. He designates which direction they would camp and what their duties would be. Chp. 4 Moshe counts the family of Kehath and describes their duties.

Chp. 1 verse 47 - chp. 2 verse 34: The Levites are counted separately since they would serve Hashem in the Mishkan. Chp. 2 describes how the tribes camped and traveled in the desert, their numbers, and their flags.

Chp. 1 verses 1 - 46: Introduction, Moshe and Aaron are commanded by Hashem to count the men from the ages of twenty to sixty for military service.

Chp. 23 verse 43 - Chp. 24 verse 23: Chp. finishes with the laws of Succoth. Chp. 24, discusses the oil for the Menorah and the obligation of the priests to keep them burning continuously. The twelve showbread were to be made of fine flour and arranged in two rows on the golden table. The portion ends with the blasphemer being stoned by the people.

Chp. 23 verses 9 - 43: Continues with the laws of the Omer offering, and the counting of fifty days to Shavuous. Continues with the sacrifices of the holiday and the offering of the first fruits. Next laws of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Succoth.