Summary of The Weekly Torah Reading:
Parshas Naso
Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section
is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person
"goes up" to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading.
1st Aliya:
The family of Gershon is assigned to carry the curtains and
tapestries of the Mishkan. The family of Merrari is assigned to carry the
beams, poles, and sockets that comprised the walls of the Mishkan.
2nd Aliya:
The families of Gershon and Merrari are counted.
3rd Aliya:
The laws regarding sending out of the camp: the Mitzora, the Zav
(a type of discharge), and anyone who has come in contact with a dead body,
are stated. The law of stealing from a convert (making restitution if
someone steals from a convert who then dies without any heirs) is commanded.
4th Aliya:
The laws and procedures for the Sotah - the accused adulteress;
and the Nazir are explained.
5th & 6th Aliyot:
Being that the Leviyim were to be in direct exchange for the first born, Moshe counts all the first born in the rest of the nation. Their total was 22,273. The extra 273 first born are instructed to redeem themselves from Aharon the Kohain for 5 silver shekels.
7th Aliya:
The Korbonos offered by the princes of each Shevet
at the inauguration of the Mizbeach are listed.
Parsha Summary by Rabbi Aron Tendler
