Beha’alotecha – Unusual Interpretations 27
By Israel Drazin The following are surprising interpretations of the biblical portion Beha’alotecha (Numbers 8:1-12:16) contained in Midrash Sifrei, Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds, Rashi, and Arnold Ehrlich. 8:15 states l’avod ohel moed, which is an awkward phrase literally meaning “to work the tent of meeting.” Ehrlich suggests [...]