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Dvar Torah · Rav Mordechai Burg

Parshas Bamidbar – Do I Really Count?

Jan 7, 2021

This week's written Dvar Torah is sponsored in the zechus of a Shidduch for Esther bas Sara. To sponsor a Dvar Torah (only 18 dollars!!!) and help us continue with our important work please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר יְהוָֹ֧ה אֶל־משֶׁ֛ה בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר סִינַ֖י בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד בְּאֶחָד֩ לַחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֜י בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית לְצֵאתָ֛ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם לֵאמֹֽר: שְׂא֗וּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֙ כָּל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שֵׁמ֔וֹת כָּל־זָכָ֖ר לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם: The Lord spoke to Moses in the Sinai Desert, in the Tent of Meeting on the first day of the second month, in the second year after the exodus from the land of Egypt, saying. Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by families following their fathers' houses; a head count of every male according to the number of their names. (Bamidbar 1:1,2) Rashi explains the purpose of counting Klal Yisrael: וידבר. במדבר סיני באחד לחדש: וגו' מתוך חיבתן לפניו מונה אותם כל שעה, כשיצאו ממצרים מנאן, וכשנפלו בעגל מנאן לידע מנין הנותרים. כשבא להשרות שכינתו עליהן מנאן. באחד בניסן הוקם המשכן, ובאחד באייר מנאם: The Lord spoke... in the Sinai Desert... on the first of the month: Because they were dear to Him, He counted them all the time. When they left Egypt, He counted them ( Exod. 12:37) ; when [many] fell because [of the sin] of the golden calf, He counted them to know the number of the survivors ( Exod. 32:28) ; when He came to cause His Divine Presence to res

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