Haftarah Bereshit: The Light
The Haftarah for Bereshit found in Yeshayahu (Isaiah) is one of those sections that doesn’t just echo the Book of Genesis, it answers it. It’s Isaiah doing midrash, prophecy, and theology all at once, and he’s doing it with the same cosmic brushstrokes that the Torah begins with.
Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”
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The 613 Commandments of Torah: Part 3 - the Videos
In part three of our series on the commandments of Torah the main positive mitzvot has to do with our attitude and approach to HaShem, while the negative one point out how not to approach HaShem and all He has created.
