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For a little Talmud Torah, study of Torah, this week, take a look at this great d'var Torah by Laurence Kaufman, which can be found at RJ.org, the Reform Movement's blog.

Here's a little snippet to get you started.

Enjoy, and Shabbat Shalom!

"We have segued to the Book of Numbers, or in Hebrew, BaMidbar, in the wilderness.  The English name is a response to the census that is the focus of the first parasha. The Hebrew name, beyond referring to the first substantive word of the text, is an overview of the book as a whole, reflecting both the physical setting in which the action takes place, and the emotional wilderness of uncertainty, rebelliousness, jealousy, and other tensions that shape the action..."

To enhance your oneg Shabbat (enjoyment of the Sabbath) and to fulfill the mitzvah of Talmud Torah, the study of Torah, check out these sites (perhaps before Shabbat, to get you into the shabbes mindset, or during Shabbat if you, like me, are snowed out of shul) which expound on the weekly Torah portion:

Reform Voices of Torah - the weekly online Torah commentary provided by the Union for Reform Judaism

Stone Goodman - poetry and prose based on the                                         weekly Parsha

The Watering Hole - discussion, insight and connections based on the         weekly Parsha, or Torah portion, for and from the 20-something layperson.

Before you begin, you may want to say the blessing over the study of Torah: