פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ
Parashat HaShavua
This week's portion and what we can take from it — plus the year ahead.
This week
Parashat Bamidbar
פָּרָשַׁת בְּמִדְבַּר
2026-05-16 · 29th of Iyyar, 5786
Summary · Bamidbar
Census of the tribes, camp arrangement, Levite duties.
What we can learn
Torah was given in the desert — wilderness, ownerless. To receive Torah you must first become like a midbar: open to anyone.
The year ahead
Bamidbar
Census of the tribes, camp arrangement, Levite duties.
Lesson
Torah was given in the desert — wilderness, ownerless. To receive Torah you must first become like a midbar: open to anyone.
Lessons distilled from classical commentaries. Always learn the parsha itself — these are doorways, not the room.