In Parshat Bamidbar, we see that Moshe counted each of the people in Bnei Yisrael “בְּמִסְפַּר שֵׁמוֹת” – by their names. Our rabbi in shul touched on the idea that in this counting each person needed to feel as if they personally mattered. This made me think about a new understanding of the mishna in… Continue reading You Matter
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Bamidbar- Strength in Numbers
All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last, under their standards. (Numbers 2:31) Rashi comments in Parshas Beha’aloscha (10:25) that the tribe of Dan went last to collect anything (or anyone) that was left behind when the 12 tribes ventured from place to place. The people… Continue reading Bamidbar- Strength in Numbers