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Portion of Bamidbar - and Shavuote - who counts anyway?

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Portion of Bamidbar - and Shavuote - who counts anyway?

So in the portion Moses has to count all the people - why?

The Talmud has a question if everyone who LEFT Egypt inherited - received - some land in Israel when the people got there ...

or whether only those who ENTERED received some land in Israel when the people got there ...

On Shavuote - we read the story of Ruth the convert to Israel - a story which happened at this season ...

and the prophets write

(as explained by Rabbi Lasri:

"She and Naomi went together" - the Jewish Lady - and the New Jewish Lady - as equals

and later writes about them

"They who returned from Sdey Edom" - did Ruth return to Israel? was she ever in Israel?

And the Sages explain - EVERY SOUL THAT JOINS ISRAEL WAS AT SINAI - AND CONNECTED TO ISRAEL

Moses had to count us so he would clearly have all of us in mind when preparing us for entering the Land of Israel

and Taking Part in building the land the people and the Torah that Moses inherited to us

So let's all count - not just Sefirat Haomer - today being the 45th day of counting the Omer (say it and catch some mitzva points)

but let's Count on One Another

and Count in each others' eyes

and count as People in Israel committed to the people the land and the spirit of Israel and the Torah

Shabbat Shalom and ChagSamayach

Rabbi Andy Eichenholz