For Memorial Day and Parashat Naso: Memory and Blessing
May 25, 2023 This year, the reading of the Torah portion of Naso, in which we find the words of what is known as the Priestly Blessing (Birkat Kohanim) or the Threefold Blessing (Numbers 6:24-26), coincides with Memorial Day Weekend. The blessing reads: Y’var-ekh’cha A-do-nai v’yish’m’recha: Ya-eir A-do-nai pa-nav ei-ley-cha vi-chu-nei-cha: Yi-sa A-do-nai pa-nav ei-le-cha v’ya-sem …