Weekly Torah readings from Numbers

thumb|400px|right|Moses and the Messengers from Canaan (painting by Giovanni Lanfranco) Shlach, Shelach, 'Sh'lah, Shlach Lecha, or Sh'lah L'kha''' ( or —Hebrew for "send", "send to you", or "send for yourself") is the 37th weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the Book of Numbers. Its name comes from the first distinctive words in the parashah, in Numbers 13:2. Shelach () is the sixth and lecha () is the seventh word in the parashah. The parashah tells the story of the twelve spies sent to assess the promised land, commandments about of

portion of the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading

thumb|400px|right|Moses Striking Water from the Rock (painting circa 1633–1635 by Nicolas Poussin) Chukat, HuQath , Hukath, or Chukkas (—Hebrew for "decree," the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 39th weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the Book of Numbers. The parashah sets out the laws of corpse contamination (tumat hamet) and purification with the water of lustration prepared with the Red Cow (, parah adumah, also called the "Red Heifer"). It also reports the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, the failure

right|thumb|300px|The hills of Gilead (current day Jal'ad, Jordan) Matot, Mattot, Mattoth, or Matos (—Hebrew for "tribes", the fifth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 42nd weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the ninth in the Book of Numbers. It comprises Numbers 30:2–32:42. It discusses laws of vows, the destruction of Midianite towns, and negotiations of the Reubenites and Gadites to settle land outside of Israel.

the 41st weekly Torah portion

thumb|right|500px|Encampment of Israelites, Mount Sinai (1836 intaglio print after J. M. W. Turner from Landscape illustrations of the Bible)

34th weekly parsha in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah readings

parsha concerning Balak and the people of Israel found in the Torah

thumb|right|300px|Blowing the Trumpet at the Feast of the New Moon (illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible) Behaalotecha, Behaalotcha, '''Beha'alotecha, Beha'alotcha, Beha'alothekha, or Behaaloscha' (—Hebrew for "when you set up," the 11th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 36th weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Numbers. The parashah tells of the Menorah in the Tabernacle, the consecration of the Levites, the Second Passover, how pillars of cloud and fire led the Israelites, the silver trumpets

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