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Bemidbar (parsha)
Bemidbar, BeMidbar, B'midbar, Bamidbar, or Bamidbor ( — Hebrew for "in the wilderness of" inai the fifth overall and first distinctive word in the parashah), is the 34th weekly Torah portion (, ''parashah'') in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the Book of Numbers. The parashah tells of the census and the priests' duties. It constitutes . The parashah is made up of 7,393 Hebrew letters, 1,823 Hebrew words, 159 verses, and 263 lines in a Torah Scroll (, '' Sefer Torah''). Jews generally read it in May or early June.“Parashat Bamidbar.” Hebcal. Retrieved May 16, 2017. Readings In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the parashah is divided into seven readings, or , '' aliyot''. Fir ...
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Albireo A
Albireo is a double star designated Beta Cygni (β Cygni, abbreviated Beta Cyg, β Cyg). The International Astronomical Union uses the name "Albireo" specifically for the brightest star in the system. Although designated 'beta', it is fainter than Gamma Cygni, Delta Cygni, and Epsilon Cygni and is the List of stars in Cygnus, fifth-brightest point of light in the constellation of Cygnus (constellation), Cygnus. Appearing to the naked eye to be a single star of Apparent magnitude, magnitude 3, viewing through even a low-magnification telescope resolves it into its two components. The brighter yellow star, itself a very close binary star, binary system, makes a striking colour contrast with its fainter blue companion. Nomenclature ''β Cygni'' (Latinisation of names, Latinised to ''Beta Cygni'') is the system's Bayer designation. The brighter of the two components is designated ''β¹ Cygni'' or ''Beta Cygni A'' and the fainter ''β² Cygni'' or ''Beta Cygni B''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
