Episode 44 The Mysterious Parentheses in the Torah Scroll
Torah scrolls contain fascinating, mysterious letters that bracket several sentences in Numbers. What might they mean?
In this episode, Rabbi Soloveichik discusses a talk delivered by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on the parashah (weekly Torah portion) of B’ha’alotkha.
You can read a transcript of it here.
Text: Numbers 9-12
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