The name of the Parshah, "Naso," means "Count" and it is found in Numbers 4:22. Completing the headcount of the Children of Israel taken in the Sinai Desert, a total of 8,580 Levite men between the ages of 30 and 50 are counted in a tally of those who will be doing the actual work of transporting the Tabernacle .

Naso or Nasso (נָשֹׂא ‎— Hebrew for "take a census" or "lift up," the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 35th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה ‎, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the second in the Book of Numbers. It constitutes Numbers 4:21–7:89.

The name of the Parshah, "Naso," means "Count" and it is found in Numbers 4:22. Completing the headcount of the Children of Israel taken in the Sinai Desert, a total of 8,580 Levite men between the ages of 30 and 50 are counted in a tally of those who will be doing the actual work of transporting the Tabernacle .

Parashat Nasso: Summary God describes the service of the Gershon family of Levites; laws relating to the suspected adulteress and the nazirite are given; God tells Moses and Aaron the priestly blessing; the heads of tribes bring gifts to the Tabernacle.

Its meaning is as Onkelos translates it: וְיָת כָּל דִּי יִתְמְסַר לְהוֹן “and all that will be given over to them,” i.e., to the clan of Gershon. וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יֵֽעָשֶׂה לָהֶם. כְּתַרְגּוּמוֹ "וְיָת כָּל דִּי יִתְּמְסַר לְהוֹן" — לִבְנֵי גֵּרְשׁוֹן:

Jewish texts and source sheets about Parashat Naso from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library. Naso (“Take A Census”), the longest portion in the Torah, opens by detailing responsibilities of the Levites.

Parashat Nasso (Numbers 4:21-7:89). Read on 7 June 2025 / 11 Sivan 5785 in the Diaspora. Torah reading, Haftarah, links to audio and commentary.

In Parashat Naso we learn the blessing used by so many, called birkat kohanim, the blessing of the priests. Amid our longest parashah, nestled between laws of the Nazirites and final preparations for how to use the Tabernacle, our holy space, God teaches that people can use their words and actions to bless one another, all while noting that our ...

Parashat Nasso: Summary. God describes the service of the Gershon family of Levites; laws relating to the suspected adulteress and the nazirite are given; God tells Moses and Aaron the priestly blessing; the heads of tribes bring gifts to the Tabernacle. By Nancy Reuben Greenfield

In Parshat Naso (Numbers 4:21–7:89), we learn the laws pertaining to a suspected adulteress and the Nazarite. This is also the longest parsha in the Torah. Learn more here!