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Singing for Our Lives (Parashat Be’Ha’alotekha)

June 16, 2008 | By Gregg Drinkwater

Media Type(s): Article or Document, Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Numbers

Torah Portion: Beha'alotcha

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author explores the story of Miriam and Aaron challenging Moses’ authority as a prophet and speak “against Moses regarding the Cushite woman he had married.” For this, God punishes Miriam by afflicting her with tzaaras, a skin condition (often translated as leprosy) that turns her skin as white as snow. He asks what Miriam had against Moses’ wife and why did God punish Miriam for what she said.

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