Parsha Bamidbar Part 2
As I ended last week, I wanted to
keep the Leviim together.
3:11 And the LORD spoke unto
Moses, saying: 12 ‘And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among
the children of Israel instead of every first-born that opens the womb among
the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be Mine; 13 for all the
first-born are Mine: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of
Egypt I hallowed unto Me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast, Mine
they shall be: I am the LORD.’
Originally, the Bechorim aka
first-born were to do this service but with the sin of the Egel, only the
Leviim remained pure.
14 And the LORD spoke unto
Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying: 15 ‘Number the children of
Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families; every male from a month old
and upward shalt thou number them.’ 16 And Moses numbered them
according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded. 17 And these
were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
This were the three sons of Levi
and their children would take care of different parts of the Mishkan.
18 And these are the names of
the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. 19 And the
sons of Kohath by their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and
Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi.
These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
Now the Torah breaks down the three
families into sub-divisions.
21 Of Gershon was the family
of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites; these are the families of the
Gershonites. 22 Those that were numbered of them, according to the
number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were
numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
Unlike the other numbering of the
army, this was from one month upwards.
23 The families of the
Gershonites were to pitch behind the tabernacle westward;
They were the inner neighbors of
Yosef and Benyamin.
24 the prince of the fathers’
house of the Gershonites being Eliasaph the son of Lael, 25 and
the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting the tabernacle, and
the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of
meeting, 26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the
door of the court—which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar, roundabout—and
the cords of it, even whatsoever pertains to the service thereof.
Prince or Chief of this sub-tribe
was Eliasaph and he bore the responsibility that the coverings be taken down or
put back up and stowed securely for transport on the wagons. No Cohain is
mentioned as supervising them.
27 And of Kohath was the
family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the
Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these are the families of the
Kohathites: 28 according to the number of all the males, from a month
old and upward, eight thousand and six hundred, keepers of the charge of the
sanctuary.
They were in charge of the holiest
of items that had to be carried on the shoulders.
29 The families of the sons of
Kohath were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward;
They were the neighbors of the
tribes of Reuven, Shimon and Gad. Korach was one of the Leviim and had Dothan,
Aviran and On Ben Peleg as neighbors.
30 the prince of the fathers’
house of the families of the Kohathites being Elizaphan the son of
Uzziel, 31 and their charge the ark, and the table,
and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith
the priests minister, and the screen, and all that pertains to the service
thereof; 32 Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest being prince of the
princes of the Levites, and having the oversight of them that keep the charge
of the sanctuary.
Elizaphan means that Korach is not
the prince, leader like Moshe, Aaron but just a cousin of the leaders. Eleazer
is the Cohain in charge of the holiest of items.
33 Of Merari was the family of
the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites; these are the families of
Merari. 34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the
number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two
hundred;
They were the smallest of the
sub-tribe.
35 the prince of the fathers’
house of the families of Merari being Zuriel the son of Abihail; they were to
pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward; 36 the appointed
charge of the sons of Merari being the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars
thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the
instruments thereof, and all that pertains to the service thereof; 37 and the pillars of the court round about, and their
sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
The taking down of the skins and
curtains took more man power and the same with the carrying in and out of the
curtains or switching shoulders carrying the holiest of items. The boards need
man-power but not as much. They were neighbors of Dan, Napthali and Asher. Ithamar
was in charge of this.
38 And those that were to
pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the
sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the
sanctuary, even the charge for the children of Israel; and the common man that
drew nigh was to be put to death.
They were neighbors to Yehuda, Zevulun
and Yissachar.
39 All that were numbered of
the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by
their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two
thousand.
So the Leviim covered most of the
Bechorim. However, some were not covered.
40 And the LORD said unto
Moses: ‘Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month
old and upward, and take the number of their names. 41 And
thou shalt take the Levites for Me, even the LORD, instead of all the
first-born among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead
of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.’ 42 And
Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the first-born among the
children of Israel. 43 And all the first-born males
according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that
were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore
and thirteen.
Therefore, a lottery was drawn. If
a Bechor drew a Levi, he would be exempt from paying for the Pidyon HaBen.
However, if he did not have the word Levi written down on his piece of paper,
then he had to redeem himself. This happened to 273 people.
44 And the LORD spoke unto
Moses, saying: 45 ‘Take the Levites instead of all the first-born
among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their
cattle; and the Levites shall be Mine, even the LORD’S. 46 And as for
the redemption of the two hundred and three score and thirteen of the
first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the
Levites,
Thus the lottery system took care
of the extra first born sons.
47 thou shalt take five
shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take
them—the shekel is twenty gerahs. 48 And thou shalt give the money
wherewith they that remain over of them are redeemed unto Aaron and to his
sons.’ 49 And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were
over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites; 50 from the
first-born of the children of Israel took he the money: a thousand three
hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
For our purpose, each Shekel was
like one ounce of silver. Silver rates are in flocculation from $22.32 to
$22.61 an ounce Fri. Jun. 3.
51 And Moses gave the
redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD,
as the LORD commanded Moses
From then onwards all Pidyon HaBen
gives the money to the Cohain.
4:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses and
unto Aaron, saying: 2 ‘Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among
the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, 3 from
thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the
service, to do work in the tent of meeting.
The work started at 30. Why? Well,
28 in Gematria is Koach in Hebrew or strength. So a Levi reaches his strength
for the work with the heavy items of the Mishkan. At the age of 50, one’s
strength begins to weaken.
4 This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of
meeting, about the most holy things: 5 when the camp sets forward,
Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the
screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it;
Some of the screens and coverings
were heavy. They could only remove these items and replace them with a series
of pulleys.
6 and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin giraffe-skin,
and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall set the staves
thereof.
I assume the folding up was done by
many Leviim.
7 And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth
of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the pans, and the bowls, and the jars
wherewith to pour out; and the continual bread shall remain thereon.
This was spread out for traveling
and against the dust on the way.
8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and
cover the same with a covering of sealskin giraffe-skin
, and shall set the staves thereof. 9 And they shall
take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps,
and its tongs, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith
they minister unto it. 10 And they shall put it and all the vessels
thereof within a covering of sealskin giraffe-skin,
and shall put it upon a bar. 11 And upon the golden altar they shall
spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin giraffe-skin,
and shall set the staves thereof. 12 And they shall take all the
vessels of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in
a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of sealskin giraffe-skin,
and shall put them on a bar. 13 And they shall take away the ashes
from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon.
Every item that could be covered
had a covering on.
14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof,
wherewith they minister about it, the fire-pans, the flesh-hooks, and the
shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread
upon it a covering of sealskin, and set the staves thereof. 15 And
when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the holy furniture, and
all the holy vessels, as the camp is to set forward—after that, the sons of
Kohath shall come to bear them; but they shall not touch the holy things, lest
they die.
So they could only touch the
covering.
These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of
meeting. 16 And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest
shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual
meal-offering, and the anointing oil: he shall have the charge of all the
tabernacle, and of all that therein is, whether it be the sanctuary, or the
furniture thereof.’
All this and the Aron were carried
on the shoulders.
17 And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto
Aaron, saying: 18 ‘Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the
Kohathites from among the Levites; 19 but thus do unto them, that
they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron
and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his
burden; 20 but they shall not go in to see the holy things as they
are being covered, lest they die.’
The
Shechina rested there and even the Cohanim tried to put on the covering with
their eyes closed so as not to die. The Leviim were essentially porters in this
case and the Aron was covered.
Parsha Naso
Naso is the longest Parsha in the
Torah but a lot of repetition with the Nasim (princes) and their gifts. We
continue with the counting of the Leviim and their work in the Mishkan.
4:21 And the LORD spoke
unto Moses saying: 22 'Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by
their fathers' houses, by their families; 23 from thirty years old
and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them: all that enter in to
wait upon the service, to do service in the tent of meeting. 24 This
is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing
burdens: 25 they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the
tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin giraffe skin that is above upon it, and the screen
for the door of the tent of meeting;
Each of the three sub-sections of
the Leviim had their duties and this is what is explained here.
26 and the hangings of the court, and the
screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by
the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their
service, and whatsoever there may be to do with them, therein shall they
serve. 27 At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the
service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their
service; and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their
burden. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the
Gershonites in the tent of meeting; and their charge shall be under the hand of
Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
The sons of Gershom did this.
29 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt
number them by their families, by their fathers' houses; 30 from
thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them,
every one that enters upon the service, to do the work of the tent of
meeting. 31 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all
their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the
bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets
thereof; 32 and the pillars of the court round about, and their
sockets, and their pins, and their cords, even all their appurtenance, and all
that pertains to their service; and by name ye shall appoint the instruments of
the charge of their burden. 33 This is the service of the families of
the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tent of meeting,
under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.'
The sons of Merari did this.
34 And Moses and Aaron and the princes of
the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by
their fathers' houses, 35 from thirty years old and upward even unto
fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for service in the
tent of meeting. 36 And those that were numbered of them by their
families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These are they
that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, of all that did serve in
the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment
of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 38 And those that were numbered of
the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their fathers'
houses, 39 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old,
every one that entered upon the service, for service in the tent of
meeting, 40 even those that were numbered of them, by their families,
by their fathers' houses, were two thousand and six hundred and
thirty. 41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the
sons of Gershon, of all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and
Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD. 42 And those
that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by
their fathers' houses, 43 from thirty years old and upward even unto
fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for service in the
tent of meeting, 44 even those that were numbered of them by their
families, were three thousand and two hundred. 45 These are they that
were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron
numbered according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of
Moses. 46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and
Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their
fathers' houses, 47 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty
years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of
bearing burdens in the tent of meeting, 48 even those that were numbered
of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and
fourscore. 49 According to the commandment of the LORD they were
appointed by the hand of Moses, everyone to his service, and to his burden;
they were also numbered, as the LORD commanded Moses.
The whole tribe was small and this
is because of the limited age group plus they were not afflicted so they did
not reproduce like the other tribes.
5:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses,
saying: 2 'Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the
camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is unclean by
the dead; 3 both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp
shall ye put them; that they defile not their camp, in the midst whereof I
dwell.' 4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without
the camp; as the LORD spoke unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.
Often the tribes would wait until
everybody is ritually pure.
5 And the LORD spoke unto
Moses, saying: 6 Speak unto the children of Israel: When a man or
woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to commit a trespass against the
LORD, and that soul be guilty; 7 then they shall confess their sin
which they have done; and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and
add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he
hath been guilty. 8 But if the man have no kinsman to whom
restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made
shall be the LORD'S, even the priest's; besides the ram of the atonement,
whereby atonement shall be made for him. 9 And every heave-offering
of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present unto the
priest, shall be his. 10 And every man's hallowed things shall be
his: whatsoever any man gives
the priest, it shall be his.
B’ Shogeg meaning accidentally with
not wanting to commit an aggression. Example he ate the cheeks instead of
giving to the Cohain as a gift. He accident thought it was his and ate it. He
thought process was confused but nevertheless he trespassed.
11 and the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 12 Speak
unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: If any man's wife go aside, and
act unfaithfully against him, 13 and a man lie with her carnally, and
it be hid from the eyes of her husband, she being defiled secretly, and there
be no witness against her, neither she be taken in the act;
This is full adultery but no
witnesses to give him and her the death penalty by Sanhedrin.
14 and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous
of his wife, and she be defiled; or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him,
and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled;
Case one: We saw Minister M. and
his secretary A. walk into his hotel room at such an hour in the evening and
the next morning they walk out together from the room. This case had no
witnesses and warning so that they cannot be given the death penalty but she
needs to divorce. Case two: The Husband becomes jealous of his wife even
talking to a strange man or going to the local market. In this case, the trial
by ink and water will prove her innocent. Such a jealous person is a horror for his wife and she has a
life sentence with such a jerk. This often leads to murder-suicide in many
cases and for no reason at all but the imagination of the husband.
15 then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and
shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he
shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is a
meal-offering of jealousy, a meal-offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to
remembrance. 16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her
before the LORD. 17 And the priest shall take holy water in an
earthen vessel; and of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the
priest shall take, and put it into the water. 18 And the priest shall
set the woman before the LORD, and let the hair of the woman's head go loose,
and put the meal-offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal-offering
of jealousy; and the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that
causes the curse. 19 And the priest shall cause her to swear, and
shall say unto the woman: 'If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not
gone aside to uncleanness, being under thy husband, be thou free from this
water of bitterness that causes the curse; 20 but if thou hast gone
aside, being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain
with thee besides thy husband-- 21 then the priest shall cause the
woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the
woman--the LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD
doth make thy thigh to fall away, and thy belly to swell; 22 and this
water that causes the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to
swell, and thy thigh to fall away'; and the woman shall say: 'Amen,
Amen.' 23 And the priest shall write these curses in a scroll, and he
shall blot them out into the water of bitterness. 24 And he shall
make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causes the curse; and the
water that causes the curse shall enter into her and become
bitter. 25 And the priest shall take the meal-offering of jealousy
out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the meal-offering before the LORD, and
bring it unto the altar. 26 And the priest shall take a handful of
the meal-offering, as the memorial-part thereof, and make it smoke upon the
altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water. 27 And
when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be
defiled, and have acted unfaithfully against her husband, that the water that
causes the curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her belly shall
swell, and her thigh shall fall away; and the woman shall be a curse among her people.
If she dies on the spot, so too
will the man or men who committed adultery with her.
28 And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she
shall be cleared, and shall conceive seed. 29 This is the law of
jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goes aside, and is
defiled; 30 or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon a man, and he
be jealous over his wife; then shall he set the woman before the LORD, and the
priest shall execute upon her all this law. 31 And the man shall be
clear from iniquity, and that woman shall bear her iniquity.
She will have a male child within a
year and her innocence proven. The is another condition here. If the man was a
scoundrel and committed adultery or had forbidden relationships, then the
waters will not work for his sins prevented the miracle.
6:1 And the LORD spoke unto
Moses, saying: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto
them: When either man or woman shall clearly utter a vow, the vow of a
Nazirite, to consecrate himself unto the LORD, 3 he shall abstain
from wine and strong drink: he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of
strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes
or dried. 4 All the days of his Naziriteship shall he eat nothing
that is made of the grape-vine, from the pressed grapes even to the
grapestone. 5 All the days of his vow of Naziriteship there shall no
razor come upon his head; until the days be fulfilled, in which he consecrates
himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, he shall let the locks of the hair of
his head grow long. 6 All the days that he consecrates himself unto
the LORD he shall not come near to a dead body. 7 He shall not make
himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his
sister, when they die; because his consecration unto God is upon his
head. 8 All the days of his Naziriteship he is holy unto the
LORD. 9 And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile
his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing,
on the seventh day shall he shave it. 10 And on the eighth day he
shall bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door
of the tent of meeting. 11 And the priest shall prepare one for a
sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, and make atonement for him,
for that he sinned by reason of the dead; and he shall hallow his head that
same day. 12 And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his
Naziriteship, and shall bring a he-lamb of the first year for a guilt-offering;
but the former days shall be void, because his consecration was
defiled. 13 And this is the law of the Nazirite, when the days of his
consecration are fulfilled: he shall bring it unto the door of the tent of
meeting; 14 and he shall present his offering unto the LORD, one
he-lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one
ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram
without blemish for peace-offerings, 15 and a basket of unleavened
bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with
oil, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings. 16 And the
priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin-offering, and
his burnt-offering. 17 And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of
peace-offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread; the priest
shall offer also the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering
thereof. 18 And the Nazirite shall shave his consecrated head at the
door of the tent of meeting, and shall take the hair of his consecrated head,
and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of
peace-offerings. 19 And the priest shall take the shoulder of the ram
when it is sodden, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened
wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven
his consecrated head. 20 And the priest shall wave them for a
wave-offering before the LORD; this is holy for the priest, together with the
breast of waving and the thigh of heaving; and after that the Nazirite may
drink wine. 21 This is the law of the Nazirite who vows, and of his
offering unto the LORD for his Naziriteship, beside that for which his means
suffice; according to his vow which he vows, so he must do after the law of his
Nazir ship.
The Nazir is given this in order to
be a fanatic and is not recommended. However, if one desires to do this then he
must do what is written.
22 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 23 'Speak
unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying: On this wise ye shall bless the children
of Israel; ye shall say unto them: 24 The LORD bless thee, and keep
thee; 25 The LORD make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious
unto thee; 26 The LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give
thee peace.
This is the Priestly Blessing which
is done daily and at Mussaf Prayers by the Cohanim and on fast days at Mincha
in Eretz Yisrael (except Yom Kippur at Nilah Prayer).
27 So shall they put My name upon the children of Israel, and
I will bless them.' 7:1 And
it came to pass on the day that Moses had made an end of setting up the
tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it, and all the furniture
thereof, and the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them and
sanctified them; 2 that the princes of Israel, the heads of their
fathers' houses, offered--these were the princes of the tribes, these are they
that were over them that were numbered. 3 And they brought their
offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen: a wagon for
every two of the princes, and for each one an ox; and they presented them
before the tabernacle.
These wagons were the ones used by
Yacov 211years previously.
4 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 5 'Take it
of them, that they may be to do the service of the tent of meeting; and thou
shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his
service.' 6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them
unto the Levites. 7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of
Gershon, according to their service. 8 And four wagons and eight oxen
he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand
of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
This was because the weight of the
cloth/skins was so and so and the weight of the boards so and so.
9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the
service of the holy things belonged unto them: they bore them upon their
shoulders. 10 And the princes brought the dedication-offering of the
altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes brought their offering
before the altar. 11 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'They shall
present their offering each prince on his day, for the dedication of the
altar.'
Each tribe was equal but according
to the rising of the sun in the east so the offerings went clock-wise around
the camp to each prince.
12 And he that presented his offering the first day was
Nahshon the son of Amminadav, of the tribe of Judah; 13 and his
offering was one silver dish, the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty
shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering; 14 one golden pan of ten shekels, full of
incense; 15 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first
year, for a burnt-offering; 16 one male of the goats for a
sin-offering; 17 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen,
five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year. This was the
offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadav. …18 On the second day Nethanel
the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: … 24 On the third day Eliab the
son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun: … 30 On the fourth day Elizur
the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben: … 36 On the fifth day Shelumiel
the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon: … 42 On the sixth day Eliasaph
the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad: … 48 On the seventh day Elishama
the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim:
It does not matter when Shabbos
fell as this was an offering commanded by G-D for the Mishkan and not
considered forbidden Melacha.
… 54 On the eighth day
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:
It was during his celebration that
the sons of Aaron died and instead of ecstasy, sorrow interrupted the joy.
…60 On
the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of
Benjamin: … 66 On the tenth day Ahiezer
the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan: … 72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the
children of Asher: … 78 On the twelfth
day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali: …
84 This was the dedication-offering of the altar, in the
day when it was anointed, at the hands of the princes of Israel: twelve silver
dishes, twelve silver basins, twelve golden pans; 85 each
silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and each basin seventy; all
the silver of the vessels two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary; 86 twelve golden pans, full
of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; all
the gold of the pans a hundred and twenty shekels; 87 all
the oxen for the burnt-offering twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the he-lambs
of the first year twelve, and their meal-offering; and the males of the goats
for a sin-offering twelve; 88 and all the oxen for the
sacrifice of peace-offerings twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the
he-goats sixty, the he-lambs of the first year sixty. This was the
dedication-offering of the altar, after that it was anointed.
So even though this is the longest
Parsha, the repetition is so great that from Pasuk 12 thru 88 very little
commentary needs to be written and the last Pasuk is self-explanitory.
89 And when Moses went into
the tent of meeting that He might speak with him, then he heard the Voice
speaking unto him from above the ark-cover that was upon the ark of the
testimony, from between the two cherubim; and He spoke unto him.
And this week’s Rebbe Story comes from Da’as Torah.
The Rebbe must be gone about 28 years this Gimmel B’
Tammuz.
I was accused of reading the Rebbe's
mail this morning....
This is the story.
I used to have a fb 'friend' who
knows my family. This woman had a very difficult childhood. Not her fault. She
was born in a real mess. She used to be very vocal on social media. Blamed the
world for her problems.
Several years ago, she decided to go
offline. Before she closed down her accounts she posted her phone number in
case someone needed to contact her. I have tons of contacts in my phone as it
is so figured it won't hurt to have hers too just in case .
That was 3 years ago.
This morning my mom asked me if I
still had her contact info because a cousin in Israel wanted to ask her
something. I haven’t seen or spoken to this cousin in who knows how many years.
So, I looked through my phone and
found a number with this name on it. Since I had never used it and there was no
profile picture, I had to verify it was the right person before I shared it.
So, I said hi and introduced myself.
She confirmed I had the right number
and then asked me to tell her the truth. "Did you just intercept my letter
I sent to the Rebbe's ohel?"
I had no idea what she wanted and
then she called me very excitedly.
I explained to her that all letters
sent are strictly confidential and not read by anyone in the office. That's
besides the fact that I have nothing to do with that office and aren't anywhere
near there.
She told me that she no longer keeps
anything and doesn't believe in anything either. (Yeah right...)
Her life was a mess as usual but
recently it looked like things were falling into place. But just then things
started to unravel again and turned into a mess again. (Don't ask me for the
details. I don't know).
Suddenly she remembered that you can
ask a tzaddik for a blessing so she wrote a letter and emailed it to the Ohel.
I must have seen it and recognized her name (which isn't a very common one) so
that's probably why I contacted her minutes later...
I made it clear again that I really
had nothing to do with this letter and that I only contacted her because my
cousin suddenly needed her and my mom remembered that I had a connection in the
past etc.
The Rebbe knows how to answer
quick...
The Thief on Drugs who
became a hero and a traditional Jew will be out story next week.
Modi Ashkenazi by
Nesli as told by Modi and actors.
After the 49 days of Counting the Omer, after
having fully achieved inner renewal by merit of having assessed and developed
each of our 49 attributes, we arrive at the fiftieth day. On this day we
celebrate the Festival of Shavuot, the giving of the Torah (Matan Torah).
After we have accomplished all we can through our own initiative, then we
are worthy to receive a gift (matan) from Above which we could not have
achieved with our own limited faculties. We receive the ability to reach and
touch the Divine; not only to be cultivated human beings who have refined all
of our personal characteristics, but divine human beings who are
capable of expressing ourselves above and beyond the definitions and
limitations of our beings. – Y. Y. Jacobson.
Milestone: Rav Pinchas Stolper, 90, NCSY
leader. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328562
Milestone: Modi Bar-On, 59, sports caster. https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/05/31/popular-israeli-tv-personality-modi-bar-on-dies-at-59/
Milestone: Rav Uri Zohar, 86, immodest actor, director
and singer who became a leader in the Baal Teshuva Movement. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354316
Our Kollel from work under the
guidance of Rabbi Yerachmiel Boyer Shlita went to a long weekend Arachim Seminary
at a hotel in Yerushalayim. As the seminary was winding down and we were all
fired up with Torah, Motzei Shabbos was a speaker who told my wife, who wanted
me in a knitted Yarmulke, that even if I wore an Indian Headdress with
feathers, I would still be Charedi so it did not matter.
The last speaker was Uri Zohar and
it was the late 1980’s. He fired us up and then called for other Baalei Teshuva
to join him. I was already more than 20years Frum but being in my early 40’s
still had the energy and fervor to speak. I got up them with him and fired up
the crowd more. I believe that my wife took a picture of the two of us on stage
together.
Milestone: Andrée Geulen-Herscovici, 101, save 1000 Jewish
Children at risk to her own life. https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgian-teacher-who-hid-jewish-children-during-holocaust-dies-at-age-101/
Inyanay Diyoma
With threats from the north and south, Iron
Dome fully deployed. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328370
Iran show footage of Drones armed by copy of
Hellfire Missiles. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328382 https://www.debka.com/in-show-of-muscle-iran-uncovers-100-drones-at-secret-base-in-zagros-mts/
On Shabbos, Police clash with leftist
activists. https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-left-wing-activists-clash-ahead-of-planned-protest-at-illegal-outpost-homesh/
Neo-Nazi who worked for USN convicted in
Capitol Riot. https://www.timesofisrael.com/neo-nazi-who-worked-for-us-navy-convicted-of-storming-capitol-in-jan-6-riot/
Terrorist freed after 50years. https://www.timesofisrael.com/founder-of-japan-terror-group-behind-deadly-1972-attack-on-israel-airport-set-free/
Ukraine pleads for weapons for defending
Donbas. https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-pleads-for-weapons-amid-fears-mariupol-horrors-repeating-elsewhere-in-donbas/
Iran seizes two Greek Tankers. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/05/27/iran-seizes-two-greek-tankers-amid-row-over-us-oil-grab/
Arab steals/abandons vehicle with baby in it. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328364
5 terrorists arrested. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328363
11year old survivor covered herself in blood. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328359
NYT Iranian Engineer killed by drone. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328352
Jenin the war against the IDF. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328316
830,000,000year old living organisms in
crystals. https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-scientists-to-open-crystals-that-may-hold-830-million-year-old-living-organisms/
LA Dodgers owner and others by Chelsea from an
Oligarch. https://www.timesofisrael.com/group-led-by-la-dodgers-owner-signs-3-2-billion-deal-to-buy-chelsea-fc/
What was a few thousand from Mercas HaRav has
turned into 16,000 dancing youths at the Kotel and massive prayers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328416
Sudan lifts the state of emergency. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328429
Senior Russian Intel – Putin has cancer and
health is deteriorating. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328424
Foreign Minister denies that Putin is ill. https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-rare-denial-lavrov-rejects-rumors-putin-is-ill/
AZ Governor visits Israel on water, trade. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328428
PLO flag drone shot down by Police. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328413
Miri-Regev attacked by stones. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328409
Rift in Ger Chassidim leads to violence. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328417
School worker rescued by EMT. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328420
After the Kotel, Jews were attacked by Arabs. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328414
After recent assaults in Hospitals, Cabinet
approves Police Presence in 28 Hospitals. https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-rising-violence-cabinet-okays-permanent-police-presence-at-28-hospitals/
After PLO Flags on Campuses, a ban on enemy
flags with monetary sanctions to be enforced. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rysl27wu5
Remembers Ethiopian Jews who died on the way. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/05/29/israel-remembers-thousands-of-ethiopian-jews-who-died-while-making-aliyah/
Israel is examining Saudi Arabia’s request to
change the international status of Tiran and Sanafir islands in the Red Sea. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/05/29/israel-considers-saudi-request-to-change-status-of-two-red-sea-islands/
Hi-Tech not expected to fall. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/05/29/wiz-ceo-anyone-who-thinks-that-salaries-in-high-tech-will-fall-is-wrong/
US to reopen E. Jeru. Consulate. https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-takes-steps-to-boost-ties-with-palestinians-after-freezing-consulate-reopening/
Intelligent Traffic Control, was one of the
artificial intelligence players at Tel Aviv’s recent EcoMotion showcase where
high-tech and AI firms hope to make transport more efficient and cleaner. https://www.timesofisrael.com/traffic-jams-just-a-maths-problem-says-israeli-ai-firm/
Iran threatens to target Israelis. https://www.debka.com/rare-publication-of-israeli-air-defense-alert-follows-concrete-iranian-threat-five-prominent-figures-named/
100+ Israeli Planes take part in a
long-distance refueling drill with the USA. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328568
Terror attempt neutralized. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328565
German Court mulls to remove “Jew Schwein”
Sculpture from church. https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-court-mulls-bid-to-remove-antisemitic-jew-pig-church-sculpture/
Abbas considering stopping coordination. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328567
Maale Adumim to undergo expansion. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328559
Will Justice Minister move over to the Likud. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328569
Biden Committed to reopening Consulate for PLO
in E. Yerushalayim. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjqepxeo9
Worried about a 6th wave of Virus. https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/by5m4wmuq
50years later Munich Compensation Package
fight. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/05/31/families-of-munich-massacre-victims-threaten-to-boycott-50th-anniversary-commemoration-amid-compensation-row/
Reported antisemitic cartoon banned from press.
https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/05/31/south-african-jewish-outlet-expelled-from-press-group-after-reporting-on-antisemitic-cartoon/
Israel taking bids on new gas exploration. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-issue-new-gas-exploration-bids-in-reversal-amid-europe-supply-crunch/
Egypt displays artifacts from 2,500years. https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-displays-newly-discovered-ancient-artifacts-from-necropolis-of-saqqara/
Heat wave kills 45 Israelis a year. https://www.timesofisrael.com/heatwaves-kill-some-45-people-in-israel-every-year-study-finds/
R’ Shmuel Eliyahu’s US visa revoked. https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-cancels-visa-of-safed-chief-rabbi-shmuel-eliyahu-whos-been-accused-of-racism/
Reunited from Mariupol with daughter. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-woman-reunites-with-mom-after-seeing-her-begging-for-help-on-tv-in-mariupol/
PM has doc. in Persian how Iran spied on atom
watch. https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-publishes-seized-documents-he-says-prove-iran-spied-on-un-atomic-watchdog/
US to send advanced medium range missiles to
Ukraine. https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-says-us-sending-advanced-medium-range-rocket-systems-to-ukraine/
House of terrorist exploded and Shachid attacks
in Jenin area another in Beit Lechem area. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354260 https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-razes-bnei-brak-terrorists-west-bank-home-palestinian-killed-in-clashes/
Lunatic Murderer in Tulsa Clinic. https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-killed-several-injured-in-shooting-at-oklahoma-hospital-gunman-also-dead/
Violence in the Knesset. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354273
New Book on Hitler’s Pope. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/06/01/once-we-have-peace-the-catholics-will-be-more-loyal-than-anyone-new-book-reveals-wartime-popes-message-to-hitler-during-secret-talks/
Ed-Op Bederman learn from the Sikhs. https://dianebederman.com/dear-jews-when-it-comes-to-muslims-let-us-learn-from-the-sikhs/
2,000 Reptile Species may undergo extinction. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/06/01/israeli-researchers-find-at-least-2000-reptile-species-facing-extinction/
Laser Shield to cost only $2 per interception. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/06/01/israel-says-laser-missile-shield-to-cost-just-2-per-interception/
First invasion of Iran/Lebanon drill. https://www.debka.com/around-100-israel-warplanes-simulate-anti-iran-operation-over-cyprus-an-idf-division-drills-beach-landings/
Law banning PLO flags. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354261
Man threatens Gay Pride Parade arrested. https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-arrested-for-threats-to-jerusalem-pride-organizer-referencing-murdered-teen/
Identical Twins give birth to a boy each. https://www.timesofisrael.com/identical-twins-give-birth-to-boys-on-same-day-in-jerusalem/
No2. At Meta steps down. https://www.timesofisrael.com/sheryl-sandberg-longtime-no-2-at-facebook-steps-down/
Iranian Col. falls to his death suspected of
leaking info. https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-revolutionary-guards-kills-its-own-officer-for-suspected-spying-report/
Lebanese Cyber-attack stopped by Microsoft. https://www.timesofisrael.com/microsoft-blocks-lebanese-cyber-attacks-on-israeli-firms-possibly-directed-by-iran/
Liberal Orthodox Rabbis urge IDF to stop women
in combat units. https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbis-urge-idf-chief-to-stop-womens-integration-into-combat-units/
UK: The Queen’s Platinum Anniversary. https://www.timesofisrael.com/london-kicks-off-queen-elizabeth-iis-historic-platinum-jubilee-celebrations/
Vipera palaestinae bites soldier twice
at night he is in serious condition. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-soldier-seriously-hurt-by-snake-bite-at-northern-base/
NYPD vs. antisemites. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/06/02/new-york-cops-apprehend-assailants-in-two-separate-antisemitic-outrages/
Yemeni Demonization of Jews. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skzrmp7o9
GOI Harassment of settlers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354353
IAEA head meets Bennett. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354351
Bennett: The deadly poison machine of
Netanyahu. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354350
Two siblings from Iran who claim to have proof that they are
halakhically Jewish and who have sought asylum, first in Sweden and then in
Germany. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354345
Lunatics and guns in the USA. https://www.foxnews.com/us/iowa-church-shooting-2-victims-suspected-gunman-dead-sheriffs-department
181 Ethiopians come to Israel. https://www.timesofisrael.com/181-ethiopian-immigrants-land-in-israel-as-aliyah-from-african-nation-restarts/
Have a wonderful healthy Shabbos
and Chag Shavous.
Rachamim Pauli
