http://rabbimichaelsamuel.com/2010/03/when-numbers-become-obscene/ Unorthodox Jewish reflections on the issues of our day Mon, 21 May 2012 23:32:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://rabbimichaelsamuel.com/2010/03/when-numbers-become-obscene/comment-page-1/#comment-206 admin Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:24:07 +0000 http://rabbimichaelsamuel.com/?p=4405#comment-206 As requested, I posted two short pieces on the significance of the census. As requested, I posted two short pieces on the significance of the census.

]]> http://rabbimichaelsamuel.com/2010/03/when-numbers-become-obscene/comment-page-1/#comment-201 admin Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:05:58 +0000 http://rabbimichaelsamuel.com/?p=4405#comment-201 That is a good question, but I will have to write a separate posting to answer that question. However, I do think the numbers mentioned in Numbers are primarily symbolic, and they are often multiples of sixty--a number that the ancients believed was perfect. That is a good question, but I will have to write a separate posting to answer that question. However, I do think the numbers mentioned in Numbers are primarily symbolic, and they are often multiples of sixty–a number that the ancients believed was perfect.

]]> http://rabbimichaelsamuel.com/2010/03/when-numbers-become-obscene/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Brian Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:19:54 +0000 http://rabbimichaelsamuel.com/?p=4405#comment-200 How do you account for the numbers in the Book of Numbers? How do you account for the numbers in the Book of Numbers?

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