Parshas Chukas
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Chukas
The Mitzvah of Para Aduma
Hashem gives the Mitzvah that is a “Chok” of Para Aduma. Take a perfectly red cow with no Mum- blemish – that never carried a yoke before. (Rashi – if there are even 2 black hairs the cow is Pasul/doesn't work for Para Aduma).
The cow is brought to Elazar HaKohen and shechted outside the camp. Elazar is to sprinkle the blood 7x towards the Mishkan and all parts of the cow get burned. Then he throws into the fire a cedar wood, hyssop, and red wool string. Now the Kohen becomes Tameh and needs to wash his clothing and immerse in a mikvah.
The ashes of the Para Adumah are taken and used to purify people.
A dead body is Tameh and can spread the tumah
Anyone that touches a dead body is Tameh for 7 days. On the 3rd and 7th day he purifies himself with the ashes from the Para Aduma.
If someone does not purify himself with the ashes of the Para Aduma sprinkled on him, and enters the courtyard of the Mishkan, he will get Kares.
If someone enters the tent where there is a dead body, then they become Tameh from it. Any unsealed vessels in the tent become Tameh.
Anyone that touches the dead body of someone that was killed by sword, or a dead body, or a human bone, or a grave, becomes Tameh.
The person that does the sprinkling on the Tameh person, should be someone that is Tahor. And this person becomes Tameh from sprinkling the sprinkling until nighttime.
Anything and anyone that the Tameh person touches becomes Tameh.
Miriam dies and the well dries up
After 40 years in the midbar, the people arrived at Midbar Tzin in the first month. They settled in Kadesh where Miriam died and was buried. After she died, the well dried up and the people had no water. They began to fight with Moshe saying they wish they had died with the others. They complained that Moshe brought them out of Mitzrayim to the Midbar and which is not a place of seeds, figs, grapes and pomegranates and there is no water to drink.
Moshe and Aharon immediately fall on their face and daven to Hashem.
Speak to the Rock for water
Hashem tells Moshe to take his stick and speak to the rock and it will give forth water. Moshe gathers the people and says “Listen, you rebellious ones, can we draw water for you from this rock?” Then Moshe hits the rock twice and water comes out. (Rashi: He first tried speaking to it but was talking to the wrong rock. He then hit it and only a few drops came out. Then hit it again and water rushed out.) Hashem was not happy that he hit the rock. He said that because of this, Moshe and Aharon will not lead the people into Eretz Yisrael. The name of the place is called Mei Meriva.
Permission requested to pass through Edom to get to Eretz Yisrael
Moshe sends a message to Edom to ask for permission for the Jewish People to pass through their land to get to Eretz Yisrael. He says they will stick to the main roads and not take food or drink there but Edom refuses to allow it.
Aharon gives over his clothing to Elazar and Hashem takes his Neshama peacefully
Instead, they turned and went to Har Hor. There Hashem told Moshe to take Aharon and his son Elazar to the mountain and switch the Kohen Gadol clothing from Aharon to Elazar. Rashi says that Aharon entered a cave and there was a bed in there and Hashem told Moshe to have him stretch his hands out, close his eyes, and close his mouth and Hashem took his neshama. When the people saw that Aharon had passed away, they mourned for 30 days. Rashi says that the clouds that were with them left them when Aharon died.
Enemies come out to fight
The Canaani king of Arad in the south (Rashi says it was Amalek who lived in the south) heard that the Jewish people were coming and went to fight with them and took a captive. The people davened to Hashem and promised that if Hashem helps them win, they will make the cities that they win holy for Hashem. Hashem heard their voice and gave it over into their hands.
They complain again about the hard journey and Hashem sends snakes!
They traveled from Har Hor, alongside the Yam Suf to circumvent Edom. It was a very hard journey for the people. Once again, they began to complain that Moshe brought them up from Mitzrayim. They complained about the Mann which they called spoiled bread because it would absorb into their limbs and not leave their bodies. Hashem sent venomous snakes to punish them and many people died.
The people beg Moshe to daven for them to stop the snake bites and heal them. Hashem tells Moshe to make a big serpent and put it on a pole and anyone that was bitten and looks at it will be healed. (Fun Fact – this is the symbol until today for many hospitals!)
Moshe made a snake out of copper because Nachash and Nechoshes are connected.
The travels continue and more battles ensue and Hashem helps them win
The nation travels to more places in the dessert. They sing a song in honor of the Be’er – Well, that gave them water in the Midbar.
The Jewish people sent a message to Sichon the king of Emori to see if they can peacefully pass through their land but Sichon said “No” and came to fight with them. Hashem made them win the battles and inherit the land. They turned towards the land of Bashan and the king Og came out to fight with them. Hashem told them not to worry and delivered the enemy into their hands.
(Adapted partially from Chabad.org, and The Pesukim and Rashi and Medrash Says)
And now for the fun part
PARSHA PARTY
SNACKS LISTED FIRST SO YOU CAN TRY AND GUESS TOO!
Red Candies
Cow Chocolate
Yolk candy
Red Powerade
Gummy Bones
Rock Candy
Sparkling / Flavored Water
Pretzel sticks
Cry Babies
Salt Water Taffies
Snake Candy
Flutes
Tents made out of Graham Crackers and fluff/peanut butter/Choco Spread
THE PARSHA PARTY ANSWER LIST!
Red Candies – The Chok given of Para Aduma to purify people that become Tameh from a dead person
Cow Chocolate- (Look for Pareve) The Para Aduma – red cow
Egg Yolk Gummies – The Para Aduma cannot have carried a “yoke”
Red Powerade – Para Adumah and the ashes that are sprinkled to make the person Tahor again
Gummy Bones – If someone touches a dead body or bone they become Tameh
Rock Candy – Moshe was told to speak to the rock and ends up hitting it for water to come out
Sparkling / Flavored Water – The well of Miriam stopped when she died
Pretzel sticks – Moshe took his stick to hit the rock. Also Bilam uses his stick to hit the donkey
Cry Babies, Salt Water Taffies – ALL of the people cried when Aharon died
Snake Candy – The people were punished for complaining again with snakes that bit them and Moshe had to take a copper snake and put it up on a stick and when they would look at it they would be healed
Flutes – The people sang a song about the well
Tents made out of Graham Crackers and fluff/peanut butter/Choco Spread – Someone in a tent with a dead body becomes Tameh
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Zechus for all the soldiers on the front lines in Israel to stay safe and succeed!
Zechus for the hostages to be returned safely and the wounded and grieving to recover from the terrible tragedy that occurred on Shemini Atzeres/Simchas Torah.
Le'iluy Nishmas the soldiers lost in battle and all the Kedoshim lost on 10.7.23
Zechus Refuah Sheleima: Miriam bas Chana
Le'iluy Nishmas: Gittel a"h bas Shraga Meir Hakohen
Le'iluy Nishmas Tziporah Chana a"h bas Yaakov Avraham Eliyahu
Le'iluy Nishmas Eliyahu zt"l ben R' Chaim Yitzchak and Raizel a"h bas R' Dovid Mordechai
Le'iluy Nishmas Moshe ben Dovid
Le'iluy Nishmas Meir Naftoli ben Tzvi Halevi
Le'iluy Nishmas Shneur Zalman ben Yitzchak HaKohen
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