In this week's parsha , we have the episode of the quail that fell outside of the camp. The pasuk ( 11:32 ) recounts that the one who g...

I was discussing the census numbers with someone one שבת. An interesting question was posed regarding the lack of an increase in population...

In Biblical Hebrew, numbers containing both tens and ones are usually written with the ones first, followed by the tens. To cite one of many...

An interesting article on the use of rounded numbers in the census: This article was originally found at the following location: http://www....

One of the points of interest concerning the census is the discrepancy between the population of the tribe of Levi as compared to all othe...

This week’s parsha makes it perfectly why this book is commonly referred to in English as Numbers. After counting all of B’nei Yisrael, M...

Since this week's parsha deals at length with first-borns, I thought I'd share a rather interesting family fact: I have an aunt ...

Question: How many males are counted as coming to Mitzrayim with Yaakov? One thing is for sure, it wasn't 70. I still have not been able...

Goats and Amicable Numbers In this week’s parasha, we find Yaakov preparing for his encounter with his twin brother Esav in several ways. ...

Since we are about to say יעלה ויבוא numerous times (perhaps as many as 40 times) I figured it would be a good time to explore this: A fr...