The Merit of Balak

PARSHA MATH

YEARS OF AHARON

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE

(Bemidbar 33,39)

Rambam in Halacha (Chanukah 3, 12), brings that the 123 years of Aharon’s life are a sign for the 123 חללוי' that Jews answer the leader during the recitation of Hallel.

Life of Aharon “lover of the Jews” expresses the unity that the Jews seek in Hallel.

Circle which items are connected to the number 123

גמלים

יצחק

טוב י-ה-ו-ה לגל

ענג

שבת

נגע

חנוכה

חנינה

מלחמה

פסח

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Items connected to the number 123

גמלים

טוב י-ה-ו-ה

לגל

ענג

נגע

חנינה

מלחמה

123 in the popular culture

· In the 1965 Get Smart TV show, CONTROL, a government spy agency is located at 123 Main Street, Washington, D.C.

· The emergency telephone number in Columbia

· The telephone number of the speaking clock for the correct time in the United Kingdom

· The atomic number of the yet-to-be-discovered element unbitrium

· STS-123 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to the International Space Station which launched March 11, 2008

· Big Bird lives in a nest on an abandoned lot on 123 Sesame Street