The name of the Parshah, "Naso," means "Count" and it is found in Numbers 4:22.
Completing the headcount of the
Children of Israel taken in the Sinai Desert, a total of 8,580
Levite men between the ages of 30 and 50 are counted in a tally of those who will be doing the actual work of
transporting the
Tabernacle.
G‑d communicates to
Moses the law of the
sotah, the wayward wife suspected of
unfaithfulness to her husband. Also given is the law of the
nazir, who forswears
wine, lets his or her hair grow long, and is forbidden to become contaminated through contact with a
dead body.
Aaron and his descendants, the
kohanim, are instructed on how to
bless the people of Israel.
The leaders of
the twelve tribes of Israel each bring their
offerings for the inauguration of the
altar. Although their gifts are identical, each is brought on a different day and is
individually described by the
Torah.
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