RasTafari Sabbath Rss#36 | Behaalotecha Light JAH Lamps | #BlackJews @LOJSociety

This Week's Portion #36

Beha'alotcha | ??????? | "When you set up" ????? | s’t’lekwus [sittilekus]
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1. Torah Reading

Numbers 8:1-12:16

• 1.1 First reading — Numbers 8:1–14
• 1.2 Second reading — Numbers 8:15–26
• 1.3 Third reading — Numbers 9:1–14
• 1.4 Fourth reading — Numbers 9:15–10:10
• 1.5 Fifth reading — Numbers 10:11–34
• 1.6 Sixth reading — Numbers 10:35–11:29
• 1.7 Seventh reading — Numbers 11:30–12:16

2. Prophets Reading

Zechariah 2:14-4:7

3. New Testament Reading

1 Cor 10:6-13; Rev 11:1-19

Portion Summary

The third reading from the book of Numbers and the thirty-sixth reading from the Torah is called Beha’alot’cha (???????), a word that literally means “When you ascend.” It comes from the first verse of the portion, which could literally be translated as “When you ascend the lamps” (Numbers 8:2), a reference to the fact that the priest had to step up to clean and light the lamps of the menorah. This portion is jam-packed, telling the story of the consecration of the Levites, the first Passover in the wilderness, the silver trumpets, the cloud of glory, the departure from Sinai, the grumbling in the wilderness, the first Sanhedrin and the punishment of Miriam.