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Wilderness Wonderings 〚 One Path, Two Versions 〛 Pentateuch in Perspective: Behalotecha Have you ever felt like you’ve read this before? In this week’s class, Ross explores moments in the Pentateuch that feel strangely familiar. Across Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, stories seem to repeat—but are they echoes, edits, or entirely new tellings? Once you begin to spot the parallels, the wilderness journey takes on new dimension. Join us as we trace variant versions of key events and ask what these narrative recurrences reveal about the texts and their authors. ◉ Watch the video [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/live/QfF2atyXq60]]

Behalotecha 〚 Lights, Layers, and Lost Passovers 〛 Torah Pearls This week, Ross, Jono, and Ezra unpack Beha’alotecha—from the menorah of Numbers 8 to the one displayed in Jerusalem, with a stop in Zechariah 4 to briefly explore the idea of two messiahs. They trace Israel’s departure from Sinai, noting contradictions in the sources and a curious pair of inverted Hebrew nuns in Numbers 10. They examine Passovers past and forgotten, the fiery lust for meat, and the prophetic overflow to seventy elders—details that may reflect multiple versions of the same story. Moses’ father-in-law appears under different names, and Miriam is struck for her complaint about a Cushite woman. Why is Aaron spared? Along the way: silver trumpets, missing Passovers, “holy water,” and manuscript clues that challenge the canon. It’s a critical, curious, and at times comical journey through the text. ◉ Watch the video [⁠HERE [https://youtu.be/mtqMQ5YD9JE]⁠]

Wilderness Wonderings 〚 Solving the Sinai Sequence 〛 Pentateuch in Perspective: Naso The narrative sources of the Pentateuch trace Israel’s journey from Egypt to Sinai—and ultimately to the Plains of Moab. Along the way, the text provides precise dates for major events. But here’s the surprise: they’re out of order. Most readers miss it. But a careful reading reveals a scrambled sequence that begs to be reassembled. In this week’s Wilderness Wonderings, Ross walks us through eight key passages that expose the disordered timeline—and demonstrates how sorting the dates brings clarity to the chaos. What emerges is a deeper understanding of the wilderness story—and how it was stitched together. ◉ Watch the video [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/live/qnQs5KiDmIw]]

Bamidbar - Naso 〚 Counting Warriors & Cursing Wives 〛 Torah Pearls In this double portion deep dive, Ross, Jono, and Ezra unpack the census-supported structure of Numbers, tracing tribal arrangements, competing lists, and curious inconsistencies. Why are the Levites sometimes excluded? Is the census in Numbers 1 the same as the one in Exodus? And what’s with the suspicious potion in chapter 5? From Nazarite vows and priestly blessings to tabernacle math, echoes of Ramesses II’s army, and the Ketef Hinnom discovery—this episode wanders the wilderness with wit and critical insight. Don’t miss this launch into the Book of Numbers—and the questions it dares to raise. ◉ Watch the video [HERE [https://youtu.be/6I_3MMzJk3s]]

Wilderness Wonderings 〚 Sand in the Cradle 〛 Pentateuch in Perspective: BaMidbar Biblical Israel’s story begins not in palaces or promised lands, but in windswept wilderness. In this opening class, we explore the desert cradle where Israel is born as a people, hears the voice of its God, and begins a journey that will shape all that follows. It’s a place of rescue and rebellion, dependence and revelation—and the prophets remembered it as the beginning of everything. This is the essential epoch. ◉ Watch the video [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/live/6HycOnjOrnY]]