Weekly Parsha

This weekly study is dedicated to the birthday of "Nahum ben Bracha". "Mazal Tov"! I pray your day is filled with immense joy and that you are surrounded by family and friends and may the joy present at your birth be with you today and always, Amen. "Yom Huledet Sameach!" (happy birthday). 

This weekly study is also dedicated to the "Refuah Shleima" (speedy recovery) of "Rafael ben Gladys".

Prayer List

May G-d deliver us from this crisis speedily and grant a complete recovery to those who are ill, Amen!

"Shlomo Tamas ben Sarah"
"Aaron Caleb ben Chana"
"Malka Batya bas Tova"
"Shabatai (Sebastian) ben Tova"
"Adira (Heidi) bas Sarah"

Numbers 25:10 - 30:1

In last week's Torah portion, Pinchas acted to stop a public display of immorality. He thus stemmed the plague of retribution which was killing the multitudes. He is rewarded by being made a Cohen -- by Divine decree.

The Almighty commands Moshe to attack the Midianites in retribution for the licentious plot the Midianites perpetrated upon the Israelites. A new census is taken of the Jewish people revealing that there are 601,730 men available for army duty. God directs the division of the Land of Israel amongst the tribes. The Levites are tallied. The daughters of Tzelafchad come forward to petition Moshe regarding their right of inheritance. Moshe inquires of the Almighty Who answers in their favor.

Moshe asks the Almighty to appoint a successor and the Almighty directs Moshe to designate Yehoshua (Joshua). The Torah portion concludes with the various offerings -- daily, Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh and holidays.

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The Torah states:

"These are the children of Dan according to their families ... sixty-four thousand and four hundred (Numbers 26:42-43).

The Torah also states that:

"These are the sons of Benjamin ... forty-five thousand, four hundred" (Numbers 26:41).

What lesson for life can we learn by comparing these numbers?

Let's points out something very interesting: Benjamin had ten sons; Dan had only one son, Chushim. Yet, Dan had more descendants that Benjamin!

From here we can learn that if the Almighty wants a person to be successful, he will succeed even if it appears at first that he has less of a possibility than someone else. We must put forth our every effort, but realize that in the end success is out of our hands -- it ultimately depends on the Almighty ("man proposes, G-d disposes").

A corollary -- we should at least appreciate what we have. After all, it too is a gift from the Almighty. A wise man once asked, "If you don't appreciate what you have, how will you appreciate anything else that you will receive?"

No one knows less than the person who knows it all.

The meaning of life ...
is to live a meaningful life!

You can't change the truth,
but the truth can change you!

Shabbat Shalom!

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