Beha’alotecha – Unusual Interpretations 27

By |2013-05-22T09:17:56-07:00May 22nd, 2013|Thoughts|

                                                                                  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 [...]