Shnayim Yomi - Bamidbar - Chamishi - #5- Rabbi Yaakov Moskowitz

[Music] Bidbar kamishi the aliyah opens up by telling us that hashem told Moshe now to do a special count of shaveet levy themselves and this time the count should be everybody in shvet levy from one month old and up and Moshe said to Hashem you know how am I supposed to do that that's not sneez 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 You're going to go stand outside of each tent. And as you're standing by that tent, there will be a basel 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 alihashem specifically by the mouth of hashem. You know, the pukim then go on to tell us that the children of ley were gone, kahas, and marari. And then it zeros in on each one individually. When it comes to Geishonne, it tells us how many people were in that particular shaven. And then it tells us where exactly they camped around the Mishkun. Geonne was to the west of the Mishkun. And it tells us that their job was to deal specifically with the the roof of the Mishkun, dealing with the panels, the hides that were used to make up the actual roof of the Mishkun. 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 theim go on to talk about cahus. It tells us that the number of people in the sh of kahass and it tells us that they lived on the south side of the Mishkan. And the sukim tell us that their charge was dealing with the aron dealing with the schulan the manora the misbayak all of the caim that were going to be used in the service of the mishkun. Then the sukim go on to tell us about Mari and how they lived on the north side of the Mishkud and how their job was to be in charge of the crushim of the planks of the Mishkun as well as bars, pillars, all of the pegs, the sockets and tons of utensils that were used in the construction of the Mishkun. Now after that the pukim tell us in the innermost area right in the front of the Mishkun is where Moshe and Aaron and his sons camped. And the sukim tell us once again that that area was so kudosh that area was so holy that any zar anybody who was not from shet levy that would approach that area would actually have to die. That's how much kaduca there was in that specific spot. Now what's interesting is that rashi tells us that right next to where cahus was camping is where shvet ruain camped. And we we know the unfortunate situation that happened with the children of Kahus with Korak. And the Rashi tells us that Russia that because Ruvane was right next to Korak and to the entire camp of Kahas, 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 Aaron, right next to them was the Mach of Yehuda where and were. And it says that those who encamped right next to Moshe and Aron were privy to being neighbors with them and that good influence rubbed off on them and ultimately they became tremendous. [Music]