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Questions about division of the Torah into 54 weekly portions. Every week a different portion is read, though sometimes two portions may be combined into one week.
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Splitting the Makot
I remember hearing that the 3 last Makos all had to do with darkness. Arbeh - grasshoppers covered the entire ground as it says וכסה את עין הארץ ולא יוכל לראות את הארץ, then you had Choshech - darknes …
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Is there a volume in English that explicates the relationship between each haftarah and its ...
Kol Dodi on the Haftaros, by Rabbi David Feinstein.
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In this masterpiece, the Rosh Yeshivah introduces each Haftarah, explains its historical context where necessary, s …
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Parasha named after Balak?
Due to the fact that Rus came from him, who is the for-bearer of Dovid HaMelech and Mashiach. (Source, source.)
Balak realized that everything is controlled by Hashem. (Source.)
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Why Are These Double Parshiyos?
The Parshoyos that are sometimes doubled are: Vayakhel-Pekudei, Tazria-Metzora, Acharei-Kedoshim, Behar-Bechukosai, Chukas-Balak, Matos-Masai, Nitzovim-Vayelech.
The Gemara in Megila 31b says that Ez …
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