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V'dishnu ess hamizbei'ach, And they shall remove the ashes from the Mizbei'ach (7:14)While traveling in the desert, all the keilim of the Mishkan were covered with designated cloth coverings. The mizbeiach was covered with a covering of purple/indigo died wool. The fire t...

Rav Chaim Shmulevitz says in Sichos Mussar that we can learn a tremendous lesson from the fact that the Levi'im were counted separately. Rashi says (1:49) that H'shm foresaw that He would decree death against the 20- to 60-year-olds that were counted in this week's parsha...

"Ach es Mateh Levi lo sifkod - Don't count Shevet Levi" (1:49) Rashi says that Hashem foresaw that there will be a decree on all those who were counted from age 20 that they will die in the desert, so He said, "These shall not be included, because they are mine, for they ...

We are at the start of a new Sefer, a new Parsha and a new month. A simple question: Why does Parshas Bamidbar always precede the Yom Tov of Shavuos? The Medrash tells us that Torah needs three attributes: Fire, Water and "Midbar - a Desert" Midbar signifies mesiras nefes...