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Shiurim on Chumash and Navi by Menachem Leibtag
In Memory of Rabbi Avraham Leibtag (1 Shvat, 5682 - 5 Adar, 5756)
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Shiurim for Parshat NASO & BHAALOTCHA
for Parshat NASO
Questions for Preparation and Self Study
Shiur #1: Sota and Nazir: Why are They 'Out of Place?'
Shiur #2: The N'si'im: Why are They Repeated?
For BHAALOTCHA
Questions for Self Study
Shiur #1: Three books in one! - "va'yhi b'nsoah ha'aron"
Shiur #2: The Special Task of the Kohanim
Three books in one
Three books in one? So claim Chazal
in regard to Sefer Bamidbar! And what's more, one of those three
books contains only the two psukim of: "vay'hi bin'so'a
ha'aron..." (i.e. the two psukim that we recite when we take out and
replace the Sefer Torah)! Is it possible that a mere two psukim can
be considered an entire "sefer?" In this week's shiur, we answer
this question by conducting an overall analysis of Sefer Bamidbar.
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The Special
Task of the Kohanim
The first Rashi in this week's Parsha
quotes the famous Midrash that explains the juxtaposition between
the first topic in Parshat Bha'alotcha - the mitzvah for Aharon to
light the Menorah - and the last topic in Parshat Naso - the twelve
day dedication ceremony of the Mizbayach: "Why is the parsha of the
Menorah juxtaposed to "chanukat han'si'im?" When Aharon saw the
daily dedication offering by the 'n'si'im,' he became
depressed, because neither he, nor his shevet, took part in
this ceremony. God reassured Aharon saying: Do not worry,
your portion is greater than theirs, for you are to light and
attend to the Menora every morning and evening." Ramban immediately
questions the basic assumption of this Midrash. Could it be that
Aharon is depressed because he felt 'left out?'
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Sota and Nazir: Why are They 'Out of Place?'
Parshat Naso contains what appears to be a very strange
progression of parshiot. After all, what logical connection
exists between the duties of the Leviim, the laws of "korban chatat" and "sotah,"
the laws of "nazir" and "birkat kohanim," and
the dedication ceremony of the Mishkan?
To your surprise, this week's shiur will not explain why they
are indeed connected. Instead, we will do exactly the opposite -
we will explain why these parshiot do not follow in logical
progression!
To understand why, we must consider the 'nuts & bolts' of
Sefer Bamidbar. That means that we will analyze the sefer (as
usual) in search of its unifying theme. While doing so, we will
uncover a rather fascinating pattern - unique to Sefer Bamidbar.
A pattern that explains why many of its 'pieces' just don't seem
to fit.
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The N'si'im: Why are They Repeated?
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