Double Torah portion this week, Chukat (Statutes) Numb 19:1-22:1 and Balak,Numb 22:2-25:9

Parsha Chukat has 87 verses, 1,245 words and 4,670 letters

Parsha Balak has 104 verses, 1,455 words and 5,357 letters.

· The Red Heifer: Outlines the ritual of the Parah Adumah to purify those defiled by death

Torah moves to 38 years fast forward:

· Miriam’s Death & The Rock: Miriam dies, and the miraculous well dries up. Moses strikes a rock for water instead of speaking to it, barring him and Aaron from entering Israel.

· Aaron’s Death: Aaron dies on Mount Hor, and his son Eleazar becomes High Priest.

· The Copper Serpent: To cu ...