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Beha'alotcha בהעלותך
Numbers 8:1-12:16
Beha’alotekha (“When You Raise”) opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Tabernacle. It also recounts the stories of people who request a second chance to offer the Passover sacrifice, the people of Israel's complaints and punishments, and a disease that affects Miriam.
Summary: Sefaria
How it begins
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃
8:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
דַּבֵּר אֶל־אַהֲרֹן וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹת אֶל־מוּל פְּנֵי הַמְּנוֹרָה יָאִירוּ שִׁבְעַת הַנֵּרוֹת׃
8:2 ’Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him: When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.’
וַיַּעַשׂ כֵּן אַהֲרֹן אֶל־מוּל פְּנֵי הַמְּנוֹרָה הֶעֱלָה נֵרֹתֶיהָ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה׃
8:3 And Aaron did so: he lighted the lamps thereof so as to give light in front of the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 8:1–3 · Hebrew: Tanach with Nikkud · English: JPS 1917 · public domain, via Sefaria
Seven daily readings
The portion is traditionally split into seven parts (aliyot), one for each day of the week.
- Part 1Numbers 8:1-8:14
- Part 2Numbers 8:15-8:26
- Part 3Numbers 9:1-9:14
- Part 4Numbers 9:15-10:10
- Part 5Numbers 10:11-10:34
- Part 6Numbers 10:35-11:29
- Part 7Numbers 11:30-12:16
When it’s read
- Diaspora: June 26, 2027, June 10, 2028
- Israel: June 19, 2027, June 10, 2028
Dates: Hebcal. Some years two portions are read together.