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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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What does the act of cursing one's parents entail?
The Torah (Leviticus 20:9) tells us:
"for any man who curses his father or his mother, shall be put to death..."
What exactly would be considered "cursing" here?
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Why did Tzlofchod's daughters deserve to get a portion?
Didn't the generation that died in the desert forfeit their portion because they sinned and that's why they died and only the new generation born later inherited the land of Israel?
And even if the da …
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Did Yosef's children inherit any of the riches that Yosef accumulated as a Vizier of Egypt?
Also, the money that Yosef accumulated from all the people when they bought food, as it says in Beraishis 47:14. Did he get any part of it?
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What is the meaning of "Cursed be..."?
For example: "Cursed be he who perverts the judgment of the stranger, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen!"
Do we have any idea what the curse consists of?
There are many i …
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Why is Parsha Naso (and Bamidbor) all mixed up?
Seemingly unrelated topics are all intertwined:
First it's the counting of the Jews and then Levites. But then comes Nazir, Sotah, additional laws of stealing...
And the Levites themselves are not c …
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Why did Yehudah say "we will all be slaves" when Yosef's guy said that only the person who h...
Why did Yehudah say in resignation "we will all be slaves" [Berashis 44:16], when Yosef's guy clearly said a few verses prior that only the person who has the Goblet will be a slave?
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Why didn't Aharon sacrifice his life to avoid making the Golden Calf?
The commentaries say he made the golden calf cause he was scared they would kill him as they did Chur. But aren't you supposed to let yourself be killed rather then commit/create idolatry?
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