פרטים

קטגוריה: Parashat Hashavua

פורסם ברביעי, 25 נובמבר 2020 07:58

נכתב על ידי Super User

כניסות: 174

Portion of Bamidbar - Why count the number of the Israelites in the desert - they all perished there for their sins?

Book of Numbers : First Portion: 
1 to 12 - the tribes and later the Levites get counted - so what?
Okay - count the Levites - BUT
All the tribes - every one except Caleb and Joshua- perished for their sins in the desert - 
for not wanting the Land of Israel - so why count them?
Okay - so the men passed away in the desert - but NOT all the women.
Okay - so some tried to repent and go right away to Israel - BUT they were not allowed.

AND YET OUR TALMUD TEACHES US THAT FOR 40 YEARS IN THE DESERT MOSES TAUGHT THEM ALL THE TORAH!

Hillel says "a bashful person cannot learn, and the impatient person cannot teach."(Pirkei Avos)
Ben Zoma said "who is wise? He who learns from everyone" (Pirkei Avos)
Elisha Ben Avuya says "one who studies Torah as a child is likened to ink written on fresh paper." (Pirkei Avos)
Hillel said "do not say when I will be free I will study for perhaps you will not become free" If not now, when? (Pirkei Avos)

THE ISRAELITES NEVER DESPAIRED! 
THEY WERE COMMANDED TO STUDY TORAH - AND THEY DID!
AND THEY TAUGHT THEIR CHILDREN WELL - BECAUSE THE CHILDREN NEVER REBELLED AGAINST JOSHUA
when he led them INTO the Promised Land to make it ours for eternity!

SO - AS REBBE NACHMAN SAYS ; DESPAIR IS NOT REAL! (AYN YE-USH B'OLAM)
WE ALL COUNT!
AND WE COUNT BECAUSE WE KEEP THE TORAH ALIVE AND IT KEEPS US ALIVE

Shabbat Shalom

Rabbi Andy Eichenholz

• קודם
• הבא