Hukkat

Numbers 19:1-22:1

Commentary on Parashat Chukat-Balak, Numbers 19:1 - 25:9

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God instructs Moses and Aaron regarding the red heifer. Miriam, who is the sister of Moses and Aaron, dies. Moses hits a rock to bring forth water rather than speaking to it. At the end of the parsha, Aaron dies.

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Moses hit a rock to obtain
water for the Israelites.

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Miriam–Water Under the Bridge? Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish University	Remembering Miriam Carol Ochs, Women of Reform Judaism
Facing Longstanding Foes Rabbi Marc Penner, Orthodox Union	Preparing for an Unknown Future Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Big Tent Judaism
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	When to Talk and When to Act Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowships

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