217. Count Me In!
TINW Torah Study
English - May 15, 2021 19:00 - 5 minutes - 3.61 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsJudaism Religion & Spirituality jennifer jaech biblical origins torah study tara keiter Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The U.S. recently completed a census, and this week's Torah Portion calls for a census to be taken. This is one of several biblical tales that require a counting of the Israelite people. Some of our traditions recount the census-taking as a point of fact. Other's indicate that counting the people can only lead to bad things. People are different today, just as they were different in biblical times. Our Torah stories come from different traditions and reflect a variety of beliefs.