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Podcast: B'nai Shalom Erev Shabbat
Episode: Nasso | Erev Shabbat: Elevate
Description: Join us for our Erev Shabbat service we will be going through the weekly teachings from Monte Judah. This portion, called “Nasso,” or “Elevate,” is the next portion of the book of Numbers. The reason it is called “Numbers” in our English Bibles is that a census is taken of all the men of war to protect and defend the children of Israel. The Levites were exempt from this census as they were the “LORD’s portion.” This census not only filled out the ranks of a standing army for Israel, but it also organized the camp with its levels of leadersh...