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Dvar Torah on the Parsha – Bamidbar 5772 2012

The first instruction given to Moshe in Sefer BaMidbar is to count Bnei Yisrael. This is not the first time they were counted. In the Portion of Ki Tisa Moshe was also told to count the people. There is one major difference in how the counting was to be carried in this Portion and the [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Bamidbar 5771 2011

When Hashem instructs Moshe to take a census of the Children of Israel in the Wilderness, he charges him to appoint a representative from every tribe to serve as part of the census takers. This individual had to be: ISH ROSH LEVET AVOTAV HU, “…a man who is a leader of his father’s household.” (Num. [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat BaMidbar 5770 2010

Moshe is instructed by Hashem to take a census of Bnei Israel. Everyone was to be counted LEMISHPECHOTAM, “…according to their families…”.(Num. 1,2) Rashi explains that this means everyone was to identify himself according to his tribe. In Hebrew we call this YICHUS or genealogy. The intention here is that we should know whence we [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Bamidbar 2008 5768 דבר תורה פרשת במדבר תשסח

A good portion of this week’s Sidra is devoted to taking the census of Bnei Israel in the Wilderness. All the men who were twenty years and older were counted in every tribe. They were designated as KOL YOTZE TZAVA, “every man capable of joining the army.” (Num. 1,3) At first the only tribe not [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bamidbar 2007 – 5767 דבר תורה במדבר

This fourth book of the Torah starts with the instructions to count the Children of Israel. The strange language the Torah uses to instruct to request this count is SE’U ET ROSH KOL ADAT BNEI YISRAEL. (Num. 1,2) Translated literally it means, “Count the heads of the Children of Israel.” Why does it not simply [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bamidbar 2006 – 5766 דבר תורה במדבר

For centuries the world has tested the physical skills of people through many means. The most prevalent one is the Olympic competitions. There has never been a world wide Olympic competition for mental skills. There is, however, a form of recognition of mental abilities. Many of the Nobel Prizes are awarded for mental achievements in [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bamidbar

In describing how the twelve tribes journeyed in the Wilderness the Torah tells us that the entire nation was divided into four groups. Each group consisted of three tribes. The leading group was comprised of the tribe of Yehuda first and then Yissachar and followed by Zevulun. It is interesting to understand why specifically these [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bamidbar 2004 – 5764 דבר תורה במדבר

In the books of the Torah that we read until now we were shown how the Jewish people developed from Avraham Avinu until they came to the Midbar and received the Torah. The book of BeMidbar, which we start reading this Shabbat, deals mainly with all the incidents that happened in the Wilderness during forty [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bamidbar 2003 – 5763 דבר תורה במדבר

We start reading the fourth book of the Torah. There are two words in this portion that are simple yet represent worlds apart. The words are MIDBAR and SINAI – Wilderness and Sinai. The first represents emptiness, confusion, backwardness. The second stands for ethical teaching, lofty ideals, spirituality. In the midst of the Wilderness the [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bamidbar 2002 – 5762 דבר תורה במדבר

Certain symbols in life have no meaning except for the fact that they represent something. So too is a flag. What is a flag? It is basically a piece of cloth that could have been used for any purpose. It could have been used to make a shirt or a dress and would not have [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Bamidbar 2001 – 5761 דבר תורה במדבר

The Sidra begins with instructions to count the Bnei Yisrael in order to see how many men they had to be able to go into the army to defend the people against the enemies. (Num. 1;1-3) In the opening words, however, we read that this was in the Midbar, the Wilderness and in Ohel Moed, [ READ MORE ]

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