1.
Why were the Jewish People
10.3:7 - Bigtan and Teresh.
9. 3:4 - Nadav had no children.
as if he gave birth to them.
8. 3:1 - Since Moshe taught them Torah, its
7. 2:32 - 603,550.
pets.
parted and the kohanim sounded the trum-
6. 2:9 - The cloud over the Ohel Moed de-
Moed on Shabbat.
been forbidden for them to go to the Ohel
Had they camped farther, it would have
more than 2,000 amot from the Ohel Moed.
5. 2:2 - G-d commanded them to camp no
a flagpole.
cloth that hangs from a flagpole. A degel is
4. 2:2 - An "ot" is a flag, i.e., a colored
kohen gadol.
that tribes stone in the breastplate of the
3. 2:2 - Each tribes flag was the color of
ing their tribal lineage.
2. 1:18 - They brought birth records prov-
1. 1:1 - They are very dear to G-d.
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counted so frequently?
2. What documents did the people
bring when they were counted?
3. What determined the color of the
tribal flags?
4. What is the difference between an
"ot" and a "degel"?
5. How do we see that the Jews in the
time of Moshe observed "techum
Shabbat" - the prohibition against
traveling more than 2,000 amot on
Shabbat?
6. What was the signal for the camp
to travel?
7. What was the sum total of the
counting of the 12 tribes?
8. Why are Aharon's sons called "sons
of Aharon and Moshe"?
9. Who was Nadav's oldest son?
10. Which two people from the Book
of Esther does Rashi mention in
this week's Parsha?
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The reading for Bamidbar can be
found on page 726 . Note: The
Shabbos Torah Reading is
divided into 7 parts. Each section
is called an Aliya literally: Go up
since for each Aliya, one person
"goes up" to make a bracha
[blessing] on the Torah
Reading.
1st & 2nd Aliyot: Moshe counts
all males over the age of 20, and
registers them according to their
paternal ancestry. The total, not
including Shayvet Layvie, was
603,550. The total number of Jews
was around 3 million.
3rd Aliya: The tribes are each
assigned their position within the
camp, and in the order of the
traveling.
4th Aliya: In preparation for
separating the tribe of Layvie, the
Torah establishes Aharon's
genealogy. Although the Kohanim
were also from the Tribe of
Layvie, they were counted by
themselves.
5th Aliya: Moshe counts the
Leviyim according to their three
basic families: Gershon, Kehas,
and Mirarri. Their individual
responsibilities in transporting the
Mishkan is stated, and their total
was 22,000.
6th Aliya: Being that the Leviyim
were to be in direct exchange for
the first born, Moshe counts all the
first born in the rest of the nation.
Their total was 22,273. The extra
273 first born are instructed to
redeem themselves from Aharon
the Kohain for 5 silver shekels.
7th Aliya: The Parsha concludes
with detailed instructions for the
family of Kahas. Their primary
responsibility was to transport the
vessels of the Mishkan. Only
Aharon and his sons were allowed
to cover the vessels in preparation
for transport. Once covered, the
family of Kahas did the actual
carrying.
Overview is courtesy of Rav Aron
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to continue every day through
his recovery period. This
Chessed will continue through
next Shabbos.

The Haftorah can be found on page
1180. Hosea 2:01- 2:22
This week's Haftorah is from Hoshea.
Hoshea's prophecy is a seemingly
contradictory presentation of the
relationship between the Jews and G-d.
On the one hand Hoshea compares the
Jews to a Harlot who betrays her
husband and can not in good conscience
claim that her husband has fathered her
children. On the other hand, Hoshea
concludes his prophecy with G-d's
promise that he will never abandon the
Jews and that despite the nations betrayal
and disloyalty, the children are still His.
In order to understand this prophecy, a
little background is in order. G-d had
stated to Hoshea that the Jews had
sinned. Hoshea responded by suggesting
to Hashem that He exchange the Jews for
another nation. As a Prophet, it was
Hoshea's responsibility to follow
Moshe's example and fight on behalf of
the nation, not reaffirm their guilt and
Bamidbar STATS
34th of 54 sedras; 1st of 10 in Bamidbar
Written on 263 lines in a Sefer Torah,
ranks 3rd
30 Parshiyot; 23 open, 7 closed, ranks 4th
159 p'sukim - ranks 3rd (3rd in Bamidbar)
1823 words - ranks 13th (4th in Bamid-
bar)
7393 letters - ranks 9th (3rd in Bamidbar)
Note the difference in rank from p'sukim
to words. BaMidbar's p'sukim are among
the shortest in the Torah - 11.5 words/
pasuk. Compare: Vayelech: 18.4, Book of
Bamidbar: 12.7, the Torah: 13.7
MITZVOT
Largest of the 17 sedras with none of the
Taryag
sins. In essence, Hoshea had spoken
Lashon Harah about the Jews.
As a part of Hoshea's training, Hashem
instructed him to marry a woman who
was a prostitute. He fathers three
children whom he gives unusual names
reflecting his personal frustration with
the Jews. His oldest is named Yizrael -
The G-d Who plants. His second child, a
daughter, he names Lo Ruchamah - One
who does not deserve mercy. His third
child, a boy, he named Lo Ami - Not My
nation.
Hashem then told him to send away his
wife and children. Hoshea begged G-d to
rescind His order because he loved his
family and did not want to be apart from
them. G-d then says to him, "Isn't your
wife a prostitute, and don't even know if
your children are yours? Yet you love
them! So too is my relationship with the
Jews. No matter how they betray me I
still love them and do not want to be
apart from them!"
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