Parasha Chukat - Para Adumah

In the Torah

Torah: Parasha Chukat - Numbers Chapter 19 Verse 1 to Chapter 22 Verse 1

Haftara: Josshua Chapter 11 Verses 1 - 33

The essence - energy of Parasha Chukat

This parasha deals with the impurity of death and how to cleanse it with the Para Adumah, the Red Heifer. It also deals with the whole concept of Mind Over Matter when Moshe does not follow HaShem's instructions to speak to the Rock but hits the rock instead.

Here is a link to additional information about Mind Over Matter

  • Mind Over Matter - Basic Class 16

    • Commentary for the year 5777

    Chukat has the meaning of "laws that we can not understand using human logic".

    The essence of this parasha, which starts with the Verses dealing with the Para Adumah - tool to remove the impurity of death - is "mind over matter".

    There are three levels of consciousness that relates to this subject:

    1. Mind and Matter

    2. Mind Over Matter

    3. Mind is Matter

    To learn more about the three levels of consciousness start with this link which is a link to our basic class on consciousness. Within this link is a video link that people find helpful. Also continue to learn the 42 lessons of the Sefer Yetzira on the Yeshshem website. We do recommend that a student learn this with a knowledgeable teacher. Contact yeshshem for more information.

    There is a dot over a letter Reish in Chapter 21 Verse 30 of the Book of Numbers. This occurs in the ninth word of the verse. The word is "Asher" which translates as "which". The verse has some significant esoteric descriptions of Names and Locations as well.

    The dot over the Reish has the meaning of elevating the letter / word from meaning a lack to being a vaccine against lack. We know the greatest lack in the physical world is the impurity of death.

    Another meaning to the dot is to remove the Reish from the word leaving the word Aish which translates as fire. Aish - fire can be seen as a metaphor for the passionate emotions.

    The dot can also be seen as elevating the head to be over the passions which then explains that the word Asher metaphorically means "unify heart and head with head slightly elevated relative to heart".

    As one can see this parasha is extremely powerful and important in the ultimate war between life and death.

    Number of Verses in the Parasha

    There are 136 verses קול. This word Kol translates as Voice. The code word given to us by the Sages is מהללאל. This word translates as "from praise El".

    Zohar Portion of Chok Israel

    In our generation it is taught that we will have a difficulty with the time to truly study all 10 levels of Torah. The ARI put together a scheule of daily study that generally takes about 1/2 hour or less except for Friday and many people make that additional time up on Shabbat. This schedule is referred to as Chok L'Israel.

    Recommended Daily Study for the Parasha

    Sunday

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - Yom Echad - Sunday

    • English Translation of the Portion of Zohar for Sunday

    Based on Zohar

    Translated and annotated by Rahmiel-Hayyim Drizin from the Zohar selection in Hok L'Yisrael

  • Parasha - Chukat - Chok Israel - Yom Echad - Sunday - Zohar English Translation

    • Monday

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - Yom Shaini - Monday

    • English Translation of the Portion of Zohar for Monday

    Based on Zohar

    Translated and annotated by Rahmiel-Hayyim Drizin from the Zohar selection in Hok L'Yisrael

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - Yom Shaini - Monday - English Translation of Daily Zohar from Chok Israel.

    • Tuesday

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - Yom Shelishi - Tuesday

    • English Translation of the Portion of Zohar for Tuesday

    Based on Zohar

    Translated and annotated by Rahmiel-Hayyim Drizin from the Zohar selection in Hok L'Yisrael

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - Yom Shaini - Tuesday - English Translation of Daily Zohar from Chok Israel.

    • Wednesday

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - Yom Revii - Wednesday

    • English Translation of the Portion of Zohar for Wednesday

    Based on Zohar

    Translated and annotated by Rahmiel-Hayyim Drizin from the Zohar selection in Hok L'Yisrael

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - Yom Shaini - Wednesday - English Translation of Daily Zohar from Chok Israel.

    • Thursday

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - Yom HaMishi - Thursday

    • English Translation of the Portion of Zohar for Thursday

    Based on Zohar

    Translated and annotated by Rahmiel-Hayyim Drizin from the Zohar selection in Hok L'Yisrael

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - Yom HaMishi - Thursday - English Translation of Daily Zohar from Chok Israel.

    • Thursday_Evening

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - Lailah Shishi - Thursday Evening

    • Friday

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - Yom Shishi - Friday

    • haTranslation of the Portion of Zohar for Friday

    Based on Zohar

    Translated and annotated by Rahmiel-Hayyim Drizin from the Zohar selection in Hok L'Yisrael

  • Parasha Chukat - Chok Israel - HaShishi - Friday - English Translation of Daily Zohar from Chok Israel.

    • This page is continuously being added to as the statistics are developed for each Parasha. Just as the Torah is infinite, the statistics for the Torah are unlimited. Each statistic is part of what the Torah teaches. . . Spiritual Laws and Mitzvoth. As each item is revealed the explanation will be added.