Questions tagged [chukas]
The weekly Torah portion of Chukas (Numbers 19:1–22:1)
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Spie(s) sent out to scout Yazer
In Parshat Chukat (21:32), we are told that Moshe Rabbenu sent out spie(s) to scout the land of Yazer.
Are there any sources that identify who went to scout out the land of Yazer?
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When did Sichon's Battle with the Moabites Take Place?
So the Jews fought Sichon in their last year or so in the desert; Bamidbar 21:26 then tells us that the territory they took "had belonged to Moab, but Sichon battled a previous [or "the ...
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What is the name of this city
In parsha chukat, we have the following Pasuk:
וְלֹא־נָתַ֨ן סִיחֹ֣ן אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ עֲבֹ֣ר בִּגְבֻלוֹ֒ וַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ף סִיחֹ֜ן אֶת־כָּל־עַמּ֗וֹ וַיֵּצֵ֞א לִקְרַ֤את יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הַמִּדְבָּ֔רָה וַיָּבֹ֖א ...
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Reconciling the merits of Moshe, Aharon & Miriam in the desert vs the merit of Avraham?
In Parshas Chukas we are told that following Miriam's death, the be'er, the water source for the Bnei Yisroel, dried up.
It writes in 20:1-2:
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ בְנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵ֠ל כׇּל־הָ֨עֵדָ֤ה מִדְבַּר־...
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The Klausenberger Rebbe: Parah Aduma and Torah study
The Klausenberger Rebbe, Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam, in his sefer Shefa Chaim, on parashas Chukas, explains (In sefer לפ��ד האש - א it says that the Klausenberger Rebbe said this shiur while being in ...
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The Shemen ha-Tov on the red heifer
This article cites a teaching of “the Shemen ha-Tov”. Can anyone help me find this source?
Many thanks.
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Does anyone say this is the paradox of the red heifer?
I've always understood that the parah adumah, the red heifer, is the quintessential chok, decree of the Torah, because it has the following paradox: It purifies the impure, and it impurifies the pure. ...
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Korach, Chukas, Balak - The mouth of the earth, well & donkey
I noticed something this week when reciting Pirkei Avos...
In Perek 5, Mishna 6 - the mishna famously says:
עֲשָׂרָה דְבָרִים נִבְרְאוּ בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת, וְאֵלּוּ הֵן, פִּי ...
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Original version of Parshas Parah
According to Rashi, quoting Chazal, the mitzvah of Parah Adumah was given at Marah and was included in the ספר הברית that Moshe wrote before Matan Torah.
In the Torah as it was eventually given, it's ...
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Sources that Parah Adumah shows love between Bnei Yisrael and Hashem
I'm looking for sources that Parah Adumah shows love between Bnei Yisrael and Hashem.
(I know that there are recent sources that say this. I'm looking for earlier sources, preferably Rishonim or ...
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Speaking to the Rock. Why bring the staff?
In parshas chukas (20:8), right before Hashem tells Moshe to speak to the rock, Hashem instructs him to take his staff. Why instruct Moshe to take the staff, if he was supposed to speak to the rock ...
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Is there a connection between the serpent in Eden and the brass serpent in the wilderness?
Often unrelated stories are related to each other, (sometimes even despite non similar words). In this present case, one particular animal has a (some kind of) central role to its development. In the ...
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Parah Adumah water: different names used in the Torah ("mei niddah") and Chazal ("mei chatas")
When discussing the mixture of the Parah Adumah ashes & water, the Torah calls it "mei niddah" (see: Numbers 19:13, Numbers 19:20, Numbers 19:21).
However Chazal use a different phrase ...
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In Parshas Chukas, why is first mention of Parah Adumah "פָרָה" instead of "פָּרָה"?
The first mention of the Parah Adumah in Parshas Chukas (Numbers 19:2) is:
דַּבֵּ֣ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֣וּ אֵלֶיךָ֩ פָרָ֨ה אֲדֻמָּ֜ה
Instruct the people of Israel to bring you a red cow ...
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The amount of Parah Adumah ashes and water ("mei chatas") required to purify a person
This week's parsha teaches us all about the Parah Adumah and how it can purify a person.
Namely, that in order for a person who was ritually impure via a dead body to become pure, said person ...
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