Bamidbar: Why Hashem Counts Every Jew by Name | Rabbi Yosef Benyaminov

I remember when I was in college, that we were sitting in the auditorium and there was about, I don't know, 250, maybe 300 people. And the professor didn't even know me. He would be everybody had like a number to register with and I felt like, "Wow, I don't have any relation with my professor." I could felt a little bit cold and not connected to the class. But [music] in this week's parashah, parashah Bamidbar, Hashem counts the Jewish people bishmo bene Yisrael. It says, the in the in the number of the names of Jewish people. Hashem counted Jewish people not by just by the numbers, but even by their names. What was so significant about that? Cuz when a person cares about another person, he calls him by his name. As the Rebbe said, that brings down if you don't like someone, you cannot say their name or you give them a nickname, derogatory, cuz you really don't want him to be around you. That's why he he writes, Shaul Hamelech, when he was told that King David was going to be the next king, he said, uh that guy, Ben Yishai, the son of Yishai, couldn't even come to to announce his name. The Torah counts the Jewish people four times cuz to show us that Hashem loves the Jewish people, that's the relationship that we have. But who does he count? He only counts men between ages of 20 and 60. What's the significance of that? Why not women or why not men below 20 or above 60? The count of souls is a fascinating [music] thing. Who are the only people that went to war? It was men between ages of 20 and 60. W- Meaning, if you want to be counted, you have [music] to take responsibility for others. If you're responsible for your nation, you're counted. Hashem loves when Jewish people care about one about another, and therefore Hashem counts them by their name. They become very Hashem. The word >> [music] >> counting is so good means you're uplifted. You're not just a regular person. You take responsibility to help others. You have a special place in Hashem's heart.