Parshah Behaalotecha

This week’s Torah portion, “Behaalotecha,” meaning “When you raise” is found in Numbers 8:2 and begins with Aaron being commanded to “raise light” in the menorah lamps.  The Levites are consecrated to serve in the Tabernacle and Pesach Sheni (the Second Passover) is instituted to allow those Jews who were unable to participate in Passover to participate in a Passover Seder one month later.

The people complain and share their dissatisfaction with eating manna every day and demand meat to eat.  Moses imparts his spirit upon 70 elders who will help Moses with the burden of governing the people.  Moses’ sister, Miriam speaks badly of Moses and is punished with a skin ailment and being ritually impure.  Moses prays for her healing.

• While living and traveling in the wilderness, G-d blesses the people with “bread from heaven” to sustain them and remove the stress of having to find food in the wilderness.

• The people are not satisfied with the manna and complain to Moses that they want meat.

• Surely, if we were blessed with manna, we would be thankful and not complain, right?

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