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Numbers 33:1-36:13

Numbers 30:2-32:42

Numbers 19:1-22:1

The list of the Israelites' encampments during their journeys in the wilderness reminds us of the importance of preserving and retelling our own stories.

Numbers 1:1-4:20

Numbers 8:1-12:16

Moses describes the laws of oaths; the Israelites battle the Midianites; the tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel.

The Torah's establishment of Cities of Refuge introduces the idea that intention determines the meaning of an action.

The severity of the war against the Midianites should motivate us to examine our own behavior and root out our own forms of idolatry.

The laws of vows and the rabbinic cautions against making them teach the holiness and power of the spoken word.