Weekly Torah readings in Sivan

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

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

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