Mordechai Zvi
Tuvia Ben Chana Edel needs prayers.
Miraculously nobody was hurt: A number
of years ago, a wedding hall floor collapse causing a chain reaction and many
were killed. This time a ceiling collapsed. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/230782
Parsha
Behaalosecha
Our Parsha is still around the time frame of the
setting up of the Mishkan and the flesh pots incident is repeated here in more
details.
8:1
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 'Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him:
When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the
candlestick.' 3 And Aaron did so: he lighted the lamps thereof so as to give
light in front of the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses. This was said or done on the first day of the dedication of the Mishkan. The Menorah was lit. The light on the Menorah would most likely go out for traveling but at Shilo and the Mikdash in Yerushalayim, the flame never went out. The Chabad translation says facing the Menorah.
Aaron did so: This shows Aaron’s virtue that he did not deviate
[from God’s command]. — [Sifrei Beha’alothecha 1:5]
… 6 'Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves. 8 Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering. 9 And thou shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel. …12 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks; and offer thou the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, unto the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites. 13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering unto the LORD.
Like the Korban Pessach where the head of each house laid his hands on the sacrifice or all the participants on their Korban. So here the Leviim are laying their hands. The Hebrew has Parim or Bulls so there were many.
14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of
Israel; and the Levites shall be Mine. … 16 For they are wholly given unto Me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that opens the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto Me.
There were no Leviim that participated in the Egel HaZahav (golden calf) but there wereee some first born and so the first born lost their rights.
… 23 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 24 'This is that which pertains unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to perform the service in the work of the tent of meeting; 25 and from the age of fifty years they shall return from the service of the work, and shall serve no more; 26 but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, but they shall do no manner of service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges.'
The silver and gold items are malleable and if the men transporting them are not strong they are in danger of dropping them. Gold or AU on the periodic table is a heavy element and close to 197 atomic weight lead or PB is 200 and the saying goes it feels as heavy as lead. Silver AG is 107 and about in the middle of the atomic table but it is much heavier than iron or aluminum. So the Leviim who handled the boards which last year or the year before were calculated as very heavy based on the density of Acadia Wood.
In its appointed time: Even [if it were to fall] on Sabbath; “in its appointed time”
[also implies,] even [if the majority of the people were] in a state of ritual
uncleanness. — [Sifrei Beha’alothecha 1:14, 15]
3 In the fourteenth day of this month, at dusk, ye shall keep it in its appointed season; according to all the statutes of it, and according to all the ordinances thereof, shall ye keep it.' 4 And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the Passover.
This was said on the day that the Mishkan was dedicated.
9 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 10 'Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: If any man of you or of your generations shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the Passover unto the LORD; 11 in the second month on the fourteenth day at dusk they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs; 12 they shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break a bone thereof; according to all the statute of the Passover they shall keep it.
This is Pessach Sheni and to be observed throughout all generations. Nowadays it is ceremonial but when the Mikdash will be rebuilt it will be a very important day for hundreds perhaps thousands.
15 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, even the tent of the testimony; and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until morning. 16 So it was always: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, then after that the children of Israel journeyed; and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel encamped. 18 At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they encamped: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they remained encamped. … 21 And sometimes the cloud was from evening until morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they journeyed; or if it continued by day and by night, when the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
There were only a limited number of journeys in the 38 years in the desert almost half were in the first months and the last year. The nation did this according to the will of HASHEM and it was not haphazard.
10:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 'Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make them; and they shall be unto thee for the calling of the congregation, and for causing the camps to set forward.
Make yourself: So they should blow before you like a king, as it says, “There
was a king among in Jerushun” [Deut.
33:5]. ...To summon
the congregation: When you
wish to speak with the members of the Sanhedrin court and the rest of the
people, and you summon them to gather before you, convene them with the
trumpets. And to announce the
departure of the camps: At the
time the camps are due to depart, blow on them as a signal. It follows that
they traveled at the behest of three-at God’s bidding, by the word of Moses and
by the call of the trumpets.
3 And when they shall blow with them, all the congregation shall gather themselves unto thee at the door of the tent of meeting. 4 And if they blow but with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. 5 And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey.
The Trumpets were shriller and louder than the Shofar so that they would signal the movement of the camp. First Machane Yehuda followed by Machane Reuven.
6 And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall set forward; they shall blow an alarm for their journeys. 7 But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
They shall be blown and not in the way of an alarm. Just as today we have an air raid or ground attack siren but more like an all clear or straight blast.
8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for a statute forever throughout your generations.
The descendants of Aaron…shall
blow: For these summons and journeys. Also for
battle! It appears that it was used as a general signal perhaps with different
blasts like a long one short bursts and combinations. For we see this with the
Shofar.
9 And when ye go to war in your land against the adversary that oppresses you, then ye shall sound an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. 10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your appointed seasons, and in your new moons, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.'
I assume that in the future on the declaration of the new moon from the Sanhedrin that a special button with a key and code will be used to sound loud speakers or a siren for prayers and signaling Yomim Tovim. (Recommended that the reader see Meseches Rosh Hashanah and the camp fire signals they used then.)
11 And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the testimony. 12 And the children of Israel set forward by their stages out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran.
This was five days after Pessach Sheni. This was the first movement of the nation since the receipt of Torah and the first movement since the Mishkan was erected. Many are not sure what is Mt. Sinai but there is an Arab Tradition that the current spot is on Mt. Moshe or in Arabic JABBEL MUSA. The Paran desert nowadays is just before the Zin desert and that would be close to the modern Israel-Egypt border.
… 35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said: 'Rise up, O LORD, and let Thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate Thee flee before Thee.' 36 And when it rested, he said: 'Return, O LORD, unto the ten thousands of the families of Israel.'
This passage with the inverted Nun in front and back like our brackets after the first travel as a Torah Nation. Rabbi Mimran reminded me that this is for the separation of the first half of the Sedra from the second which as two bad occurrences. There are those who claim this should be a separate book making Bamidbar into three books instead of one. I say from my gut Neshama that neither this nor that but rather the whole section which I cut out this year on who did what when they moved has this continuation. Then they sang or said this in unison as they started moving. Similar to the opening of the Ark in Schul for the Torah reading. Only the second half we do not say when we return the Torah and since I am not a historian I do not know why the second half is not said unless it is because we assemble in small numbers and not like the Cohain Blessings on Chol HaMoed where there are tens of thousands.
Personal Story from 46 years ago. I was in Israel about 5 months. I was working at a minimum wage in a factory quality control system. I complained to Avraham that I came from a wealthy country that on a small salary above the minimum wage, I could make ends me pay the rent, buy books and other things and save $10 a week. In Israel, I could not do this. I had nothing for clothing, things for the baby which was on the way or really anything.
One of the shift supervisors was named Avraham. He spoke English. His father had brought the family from Germany to Israel in 1936. Things were bad and the father barely had enough to feed his wife and child(ren) the father had to steal oranges from Kibbutz trees. [I am uncertain if this was really stealing as the Torah requires gleaming for the poor.] Avraham took me to task and rightfully so when he brought down this story. I was even more embarrassed for a man without a Yarmulke had bettered me and rebuked me. Yes, he was right. Somehow, I managed to stay on in Israel for a while until I found real employment.
… 16 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Gather unto Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee. 17 And I will come down and speak with thee there; and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
HASHEM creates the Sanhedrin.
… 32 And the people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails; he that gathered least gathered ten heaps; and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp. 33 While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.
Those who were so hungry and animalistic did not cook the food enough and they died of poison created by the bird’s muscles which dissipates over a short time.
34 And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted. 35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth.
The people waited for she waited for Moshe in the bulrushes. This is measure for measure Mida Knegged Mida and HaKaras HaTov.
Tailor of Nobility:
By Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles:
One of the famed
barons in Poland planned to throw an extravagant party for his friends in the
Polish aristocracy.
In honor of the
event he had his palace refurbished, planted new trees and flowers in the
surrounding gardens and hired master chefs to prepare all the luxurious foods
that he intended to serve. He employed many servants in various occupations in
order to ensure that his party be remembered for a long time afterwards by the
large number of people he had invited.
The baron wished to
wear an extraordinarily impressive outfit, designed especially for the
occasion. He ordered his servants to find an expert tailor for him, somebody
who know how to tailor magnificent clothes. When his servants returned to the
baron, they brought with him a tailor who according to the testimony of
witnesses was a great specialist in this profession.
When the tailor was
introduced, the baron scowled. The face of the man standing in front of him and
the way he was dressed clearly showed that he was a Jew. The baron was not fond
of Jews, to say the least, but since there was not much time left until the big
party, he had no other choice but to employ the Jewish tailor.
The baron asked him:
"Zhid: I have heard that you are a master tailor, and there is
nobody to match your craftsmanship in the whole area. Are you willing to take
upon yourself the important task of creating a magnificent outfit for me?"
"Certainly,
your honor", said the tailor. "I am an expert in this field and I
have already made outfits for this duke and that baron," and he started to
enumerate names of Polish aristocrats.
The baron accepted
him as his personal tailor.
Already that same
day the tailor began to take the baron's measurement. He wrote down all the
measurements in his ledger in an orderly fashion, instructed the baron's
servants on where to purchase the fabric needed for the different parts of the
outfit and he immediately began working.
The tailor labored
diligently and with great self-confidence. After all, he was a master tailor
and he knew how to fashion such outfits in the most impressive manner. When he
finished his work, he proudly brought the finished product to the baron.
However, when the
baron tried the outfit on, it did not fit him at all! One sleeve was too short,
and the other was too long, the seams were not straight and the entire garment
looked very odd. The baron was so furious that it seemed he wanted to kill the
Jewish tailor.
The poor tailor had
to run away. He was very afraid of the wrath of the baron and what he might do
to him as a revenge for the ruined outfit. If the new clothes were not ready in
time for the party, the tailor might pay the ultimate price…
In his plight he
went to the holy Rebbe Elimelech of Lizensk in order to ask
for his blessing and advice. The Rebbe listed attentively to his tearful plea,
smiled briefly, and responded.
"This is what
you should do. Go back to the baron's estate. Take the clothes and undo all the
stiches. Do not leave even one stitch undone. Afterwards you must sew
everything back exactly in the same order as before."
The tailor returned
to the baron's mansion and followed the instructions of the Rebbe to the last
detail. He undid all the stitches, took new threads and joined the different
parts together.
He told the baron's
servant that he wanted the baron to try on the outfit once again. Lo and
behold! This time the outfit was a perfect fit! The baron was so happy that he
almost allowed himself to embrace the tailor! Of course, he richly awarded him.
The tailor could not
understand what had happened. He knew very well that he had made no alterations
in the outfit but had just sewn everything exactly as he had done the first
time.
He went to Rebbe
Elimelech and asked him for an explanation.
The Rebbe told him:
"When you started your work, you were haughty and considered yourself to
be a master tailor in your own merit. You forgot all your talents are given to
you from G-d. When you undid all the stitches and remade the outfit, you knew
that if it was to succeed, it was not because of your skill but only due to the
divine kindness of the Master of the Universe. In the merit of this
acknowledgment you were able to have success in your work!"
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Source: Adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from "Chassidic Gems, vol. 2" by Tuvia Litzman, who heard it from Reb Mottel Kozliner.
Source: Adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from "Chassidic Gems, vol. 2" by Tuvia Litzman, who heard it from Reb Mottel Kozliner.
Biographical note:
Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk [of blessed memory: 5477 - 21 Adar 5547 (1717 - March 1787 C.E.)], was a leading disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch, successor to the Baal Shem Tov, and the leading Rebbe of the subsequent generation in Poland-Gallitzia. Most of the great Chassidic dynasties in that area stem from his disciples. His book, Noam Elimelech, is one of the most popular of all Chassidic works.
Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk [of blessed memory: 5477 - 21 Adar 5547 (1717 - March 1787 C.E.)], was a leading disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch, successor to the Baal Shem Tov, and the leading Rebbe of the subsequent generation in Poland-Gallitzia. Most of the great Chassidic dynasties in that area stem from his disciples. His book, Noam Elimelech, is one of the most popular of all Chassidic works.
Often I mention on a Conversion site
about the difference between an Orthodox vs. a Conservative Jewish Standpoint
and burial in Israel: As for burial, I will tell you the difference. A friend
and colleague of mine passed away and was buried in a non-religious Kibbutz.
The body was brought there, placed in the earth and covered. A religious
ceremony asks for mercy to forgive sins of the deceased, a few words from a
Rabbi, usually traveling from Synagogue to
Synagogue where the man prayed and Yeshiva or Kollel if he learned and then to
the grave site, where again forgiveness is asked, the family says a special and
regular Kaddish. Stones/pebbles are placed on the grave by friends and visitors
as they depart the area and two rows are set up to comfort the mourners as they
pass by and ranks are closed. 7 days does one mourn unless there is a Yom Tov
in between. The Neshama of the non-religious person is lost in the next world.
The religious person gets extra merits from the prayers at the burial. This is
a short explanation.
The Books that the Sages did not Canonize: http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3671027/jewish/What-Is-the-Jewish-Approach-to-the-Apocrypha.htm#utm_medium=email&utm_source=1_chabad.org_magazine_en&utm_campaign=en&utm_content=content
Lessons from the Six Day War – Ed-OP: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=19149
Milestone: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israeli-American-energy-tech-pioneer-Arnold-Goldman-dies-494586
During our dry heatwave - Joint training exercise becomes a real
firefighting mission: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/230587
16 attackers of Charedi Soldiers arrested in Meah Shaarim: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4970520,00.html
103 year old secretary of Ben Gurion passes away and General
Mordechai Tzipori who was a former minister died earlier at the age of 92: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4970420,00.html
& http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4969168,00.html
Protest against the police for not protecting the community leaves
one dead: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/230607
Inyanay
Diyoma
New construction in Yehuda and the Shomron to be approved. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/230466
Manila the police claim robbery but ISIS says otherwise: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/230464
Mattis calls N. Korea a present threat: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/03/mattis-calls-north-koreas-threats-clear-and-present-danger-criticizes-ally-china.html
Last week Kathy Griffin crossed the line this week Bill Mahler: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/06/03/bill-maher-hbo-host-slammed-for-use-n-word.html
Philippines wants new Israeli Equipment: http://www.jpost.com/International/Philippines-wants-new-Israeli-weapons-not-US-second-hand-equipment-494654
Porsche invests 8
figures in Israeli Tech. http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Tech/Porsche-invests-eight-figures-in-Israel-eyes-artificial-intelligence-494655
The Anti-Trump agenda: http://debka.com/article/26085/Foreign-politicos-punch-Trump-copy-his-campaign
Once in Londonstan gave me an idea
of what was to be in the future. I just wish that the terrorists would not have
met my expectations then about 10 to 15 years ago. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/04/london-attacks-6-civilians-killed-3-attackers-dead-in-hit-and-run-stabbings-police-say.html
Did Israel have a nuke plan for the 6-day war? http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-planned-to-detonate-atomic-bomb-in-sinai-if-six-day-war-went-wrong/
2018 Alert: Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) has been identified as the anonymous
member of Congress who reserved official Capitol Hill space for an anti-Israel forum on June 8 organized by several organizations
that support boycotts of the Jewish state. http://freebeacon.com/issues/democratic-rep-mark-pocan-identified-anonymous-lawmaker-behind-anti-israel-capitol-hill-forum/
Confirmation that Argentina’s DA was murdered: https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/05/30/amia-bombing-investigator-alberto-nisman-was-murdered-new-official-argentine-report-concludes/
Dealing with anti-holocaust by students: https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/05/29/austrian-jewish-student-organization-seeking-legal-action-against-national-student-leaders-who-participated-in-chat-group-mocking-holocaust/
Ed-Op Dr. Martin Sherman from last Friday: https://israelnewsonline.org/into-the-fray-the-humanitarian-paradigm-answering-faqs-part-1/#.WTPEOGh9782
Part from this Friday: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/20610
33% of the Brits will vote for an anti-Semite: https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/06/04/alan-dershowitz-will-13-of-brits-vote-for-a-hard-left-antisemite/
Despite Trump Visit PLO names schools after terrorists: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=42877
Ed-Op the dream of living within Auschwitz Borders (Abba Eben’s
words): http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4971083,00.html
3 Arab States sever ties with Qatar over Iran and Hamas: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4971469,00.html
Shin Bet prevents an attack on Jews and Tourists on the Temple
Mount: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4971315,00.html
From Stephanie: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/sadiq-khan-shared-platform-with-five-islamic-extremists-a3231436.html
From Stephanie: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/exposed-sadiq-khans-family-links-to-extremist-organisation-a3179066.html
Not during the terror attack but a week before London Police took 2
hours to help a Jewish Girl racially attacked: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/230602
One leaker of secret information caught: https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/06/05/the-fbi-thinks-its-found-the-person-who-leaked-top-secret-intel/22127517/
Ramadan – ISIS attacks Iranian Parliament, Khomeini Monument. http://www.debka.com/article/26090/ISIS-attacks-Iranian-parliament-shrine-of-Khomeini-
Vying for control of S. Syria: http://www.debka.com/article/26089/New-US-base-in-S-Syria-for-tussle-over-control
Pick for FBI head: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/07/trump-to-nominate-christopher-wray-to-be-fbi-director.html
Gazan Stone thrower a Shachid: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4972363,00.html
Hezballah shows Iranian Drone attack American Drone in Syria: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4972847,00.html
Shomron construction bluff. Netanyahu announces 2000 units but in
reality about 400 are cement mixer ready or perhaps less. Also building
cockeyed and destroying houses. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4972117,00.html
N. Korea fires cruise missiles: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-06-07/south-korea-north-korea-fires-several-short-range-missiles
Communications Command and Control of ISIS wiped out by one
missile. Saddam’s former generals killed in the strike. http://debka.com/article/26091/One-missile-takes-out-ISIS-command-on-Golan-edge
Syrian Drone that fired on US troops taken down. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4973420,00.html
Lapid shuts down British Interviewer on BDS: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/230775
Ed-Op is the F-35 what Israel needs? Could an F-15 be better? http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/230769
Leftist Professor – Trump did not obstruct Justice now move on: https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/06/08/alan-dershowitz-history-precedent-and-comey-statement-show-that-trump-did-not-obstruct-justice/
US stops attacks in NYC and Panama: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4973436,00.html
Shabbat Shalom all stay cool and healthy this summer,
Rachamim Pauli
