Shnayim Yomi - Bamidbar - Chamishi - #5

[Music] the aliya opens up by telling us that hashem told moshe now to do a special count of shavit levy themselves and this time the count should be everybody in shave and levy from one month old and up and moshe said to hashem you know how am i supposed to do that that's not snes that's not modest to count the babies that are nursing during this time and hashem said not a problem here's what you're going to do you're going to go stand outside of each tent and as you're standing by that tent there will be a boss call that comes out and tells you how many infants there are specifically in that tent and that's what the puzzle means when it said that they were counted al p hashem specifically by the mouth of hashem now the sukim then go on to tell us that the children of levi were gershon kahas and mirari and then it zeroes in on each one individually when it comes to gershon it tells us how many people were in that particular shavit and then it tells us where exactly they camped around the mishkan gershon was to the west of the mishkan and it tells us that their job was to deal specifically with the the roof of the mishkan dealing with the panels the hides that were used to make up the actual roof of the mishkan they were in charge of the curtains and the ropes all of these specific things that were used in the building of the mishkan then the tsukim go on to talk about kahas it tells us that the number of people in the shepherd of kahas and it tells us that they lived on the south side of the mishkan and the can tell us that their charge was dealing with the our own dealing with the shulkhan the menorah the mizbayach all of the caleb that were going to be used in the service of the mishkan then the sukkam go on to tell us about murari and how they lived on the north side of the mishkan and how their job was to be in charge of the crushim of the planks of the mishkan as well as bars pillars all of the pegs the sockets and tons of utensils that were used in the construction of the mishkan now after that the tell us in the innermost area right in the front of the mishkan is where moshe and arun and his sons camped and the tell us once again that that area was so cut those that area was so holy that any tsar anybody who was not from shape it levy that would approach that area would actually have to die that's how much kedusha there was in that specific spot now what's interesting is that rashi tells us that right next to where kahas was camping is where shavut ruvain camped and we we know the unfortunate situation that happened with the children of kahas with korach and the rashi tells us that oil russia oil that because ruvain was right next to korach and to the entire camp of kahaas they were negatively influenced and as a result there was tragedy that took place with them as well however rashi tells us that when it came to moshe and our own right next to them was the machine of yehuda where yosakar and zwollen were and it says tov that those who encamped right next to moshe and our own were privy to being neighbors with them and that good influence rubbed off on them and ultimately they became tremendous tamir khamenei [Music] you