By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
The Torah tells us that the Yidden were counted in Parshas Ki Sisa, Posuk tes zayin. Rashi says the number of Yidden that were counted in Ki Sisa, which took place after Cheit HaEigel, and the number of Yidden that were counted on Rosh Chodesh Iyar mentioned in beginning of Parshas Bamidbar, which was after the building of the mishkan, was one and the same. The people being counted were the exact same people and therefore the amount ended up identical. How could it be that there weren’t any people who turned twenty during the tekufah from the day after Yom Kippur until Rosh Chodesh Iyar? We could explain that people were considered twenty only after the Rosh Hashana following their birthday. If so, it would be very understandable why the first count which took place after Yom Kippur and the second count which took place a half a year later on Rosh Chodesh Iyar resulted in the exact same amount of people. This fits in very well with the Rashi at the beginning of Parshas Bamidbar that explains the reason for the Yidden being counted a second time was because Hashem was showing his love to them. Despite the fact that the number did not change, Hashem commanded them to be counted again.
The Ramban in Parshas Ki Sisa argues and says why should Rosh Hashana decide when a person gets to be considered the next age? A person should rather be counted based on his birthday. The question therefore arises, why was the second count the same amount as the first count? The Ramban answers that the first count in Parshas Ki Sisa included Sh
The above pshat is very meduyak in the posuk because in the count of Parshas Bamidbar the posuk
This also fits in well with why the Leviim were not eligible to be in the army, since the Leviim worked in the Bais Hamikdosh. We find that Hashem told Dovid Hamelec
May we be zocheh to have the Bais Hamikdash re-built and we should not be involved in any more wars.
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WERE ANY SEPHARDIS COUNTED OR ONLY YIDDEN.
YA KNOW LIKE HEBREWS ISRAELITES JUDEANS ya know something like that? WERE THEY INCLUDED? I ASK BECAUSE THEIR CHILDREN ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER THE YESHIVOT IN ISRAEL BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ”yidden’ THEY ARE YEHUDEEM.
FURTHERMORE AMIGOS.
I LOOKED THROUGH THE ENTIRE CHUMASH/TORAH AND DO NOT SEE THE WORD ‘yidden’ ANYWHERE.
in conclusion I think this must not be a teaching on DAVEED HA’MELECH because THE KING WAS DEFINITLY
”’NOT”’ yidden.
NOW IF ANY yidden ARE READING THIS I REMEMBER THE CLASS WHERE IT WAS TAUGHT THAT MASHIACH WILL ‘smell” who we are what tribe we will belong to….
You yidden people better not eat garlic or it may throw YOUR scent off.
I as a JEW A KOHAINE A AIONIST A SHABBAT OBSERVER AM GREATLY OFFENDED BY YOUR USING GHETTO TERMS EXCLUDING ””’ALLLLLL”’YISRAEL”’ FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD IN ANY DIALOGUE.
YOU ASSUME…THATS HOW NARROW MINDED YOU ARE BECAUSE ITS ””’YOU”” THAT ASSUMES””
MAYBE ITS YOU SLOWING THE COMING OF MASHIACH BECAUSE YOU ”’EXCLUDE”’ USING YOUR GHETTO TERMINOLOGY. ARROGANCE INSOLENCE DISPRESPECT IMPOSITIONS…
SOUNDS LIKE THE FALL OF ””OUR”” BET HAMIKDASH.
Wow A rant where none was expected. Chip on your shoulder?
Z S, I am speaking to you, AND YOUR ARROGANCE AND YOUR ”””CHIP ON ‘YOUR’ SHOULDER”””””’
THAT YOU REFUSE TO ACKNOWLDGE MY STATEMENT. MY TRUTH ABOUT ‘YOU’ YOUR ARROGANCE AND ‘EX’CLUSIONS OF THE REST OF THE JEWISH WORLD. YOU DONT EVEN HEAR YOUR OWN ARROGANCE.
YOU STAY ON YOUR SIDE OF 16th AVE WITH YOUR KENEDELACH AND SCHMALTZ. KEEP YOUR ASHKANAZ RABBIS AWAY FROM ALL THE SYRIAN SHULS ASKING FOR MONEY AND POLITICAL SUPPORT. YOUR BLACK HATS ARE JUST THAT, ‘BLACK’ . WOW WHAT A REPLY…I AM GUESSING YOUR VOTED FOR HILARY AND OBAMA AND DEBLASIO SO YOU CAN CONTINUE TO GET FREE THINGS…WOW.. WHAT A REPLY YOU GAVE ME. LONG AGO A GREAT RABBI ZT’L TOLD ME NOT TO JUDGE JUDAISM BY THE PEOPLE..AND HE WAS A ASHKANAZ RABBI…MY RABBI. TEACHING ””TORAH”’ but reminding me and teaching me ”TO KEEP MY TRADITIONS””’. YOU ARE NOT TORAH TRADITIONS IN THE SIMPLIST FORM A Z.
WE SHOULD CHECK YOUR LINEAGE. YOU TOO HAVE THE ARROGANCE OF ESAUV.
Whats with the caps and I am not from Boro Park.
I live with Syrians but I guess a Persian is not good enough for you guys to marry as you Syrians don’t marry us!!
Right back at you.