Naso - 5th Portion

Join me as we learnish for the fifth Torah reading for Thursday of Parasai. We now continue to learn about the offerings that the leaders of each tribe brought at the dedication of the tabernacle. This is now on the 1st of Nissan 2449. One year after the Jewish people have left the land of Egypt after the giving of the Torah, after Moses came down with the second set of tablets, which was Yum Kipper earlier this year, God they told them to build the tabernacle. Now they finally built it. It sat for a while until the first of Nissan was the day that seven days earlier it was erected and trained Aaron and his sons. And today on the 1st of Nissan is when Aaron and his sons take charge and when the leaders of all the tribes come to dedicate it with the sacrifices that they bring. We will notice as we go on to study the different uh sacrifices that all the tribe leader brought that they are very similar. In fact, they're exactly the same. But the Torah repeats every single one of the tribes instead of saying this was what each tribe brought and just say what what they brought instead of repeats it again as we're going to find in today's star reading and tomorrow's star reading. And asidus explains that is because every tribe had a specific energy when they brought those uh gifts and dedications. Although it may look the same on the outside, the spiritual energy that was behind it was different. And for that reason, the Torah repeats each one as well. Chapter 7 verse one. And this took place on the day that Moshe finished erecting the tabernacle. And he anointed it. And he sanctified it and all the vessels that were in it and the altar and all the vessels that were together with the altar. He anointed them. And he sanctified them. Rashi the wordalas which means if without a v you can read it as well which means from the word kala like a bride because the day that the mishk was erected the day that the tabernacle was made was like a bride who goes into her kupa because the Jewish people are considered the bride of god and thereby them putting up the tabernacle that was the kupa the wedding canopy and when God's divine presence comes down and welcomes the Jewish people that's the Jewish people entering the wedding canopy with God and that's why it has the word kalis without of which one can read as well the word kalis is can be written without of it is pronounced with av however it's written in the Torah with aval just interesting to note though rashi says it was written without of this is according to the um according to the tradition that Rashi had in some of the books of in some of the ways it was written in the name of the medish however our Torah scrolls in our tradition it has a valisha what did Moshe complete who's the one that actually completed it seemingly the one that completed it was they were the ones that made it and all these intelligent and crafted craftsmen and skilled craftsmen. They are the ones that made the mishko. However, the verse gives the credit to Moshe because Moshe dedicated his life towards it to make sure that everything was made exactly and particularly and specific to the commandment the way God showed him on the mountain. And thereby he taught of the people how to do it. And they did not make a mistake even with one of the images. And so too, therefore he was given the credit. So too we find so to we find the same ideas mentioned by King David because he gave his life and dedicated his life to the building of the of the holy temple. As it says in the Psalm 132 where David says, I would give my whole life. I didn't sleep because I wanted to continue to make sure that the house of God is built. That's why we find that the holy temple though Solomon was the actual one that built it. But it's also called David's name. Look, as it says in the book of Kings, look at the house of David because he dedicated his life towards it. When Moshe concluded to erect, it doesn't say when he erected. What does it mean when he concluded to erect? Why? Let him just say that when he erected because it teaches that throughout the seven days of training for Aaron and his sons, they would take down the the tabernacle and put it back up. But that day on the eighth day, which was the day that they dedicated the actual tabernacle, they put it up, but they didn't take it down. Therefore it says therefore it says in the day that they concluded putting it up meaning that they no longer took it down like in the previous days. What day was this? This was on the first of Nissani because on the next day was when they immediately the next day is when they burnt the red heer. So they should have the ash of the red hepherish because then on the third day was when they actually sprinkled the Levites with the blood of the red heer as we're going to see later on in chapter 8 when the book of when we talk about in the Torah reading about when they dedicated the Levites towards the work of the holy temple and it was on the seventh day of from that gil that they shaved older here as we read about this how the Levites had to dedicate themselves that they completely shaved and they was they were waved and they were dedicated to be the ones to work in the holy temple. Verse two, the princes of Israel, the heads of the father's houses then presented they were the ones who were present during the counting when we spoke about previously that Moshe had to have helpers in the last week's Torah reading in parishes. God tells them to take the leaders of each tribe to help with the counting and the census. These were the same leaders that were now presenting the sacrifices for the dedication of the tabernacle. They were also appointed in Egypt to make sure that they were the ones that they would uh lead that they would tell the Jewish people in Egypt, meaning that they were responsible for the work that they were doing. And the um and these individuals, these leaders were beaten by Pharaoh's henchmen because they were not making the Jewish people do the quota that was needed. Meaning that these leaders were in charge of the Jewish people to make sure they followed the quota because they didn't oppress the Jewish people and make them follow the quota. They were the ones that were beaten by Pharaoh's henchmen because the Jewish people were not concluding their quota. They were the ones that stood with Mosha and Aaron and counted the Jewish people when they did the census. As we learned previously in the last week's s reading that they aren should have with them people who count. What did they bring? Verse three, and they brought their sacrifices before God, six covered wagons, and 12 oxen, and a wagon for each two of the princes, and one and an ox for each one. And they presented them in front of the tabernacle. Rashi. What does the word mean here? They were coated meaning that they were that they brought these wagons. They were covered. What was it covered with? So Rashi explains that we find this wordim also means covered. when it talks about the different wagons and the horses and the chariots that came and says and they were covered in the mules. Any wagon that has a covering on top of it is called they brought them before the Moshe first did not accept the sacrifices from them until God told them that he can take them says why all of a sudden over here did the princes come along did the leaders come along and they decide to bring sacrifices for the dedication of the tabernacle. But this is what the nim said the leader said. But when it came to the building of the tabernacle, they only were Johnny come late. They only come later on and they realized there was almost nothing left for them to bring. This is what the leaders said when it came to the building of the tabernacle. When it came to the building of the tabernacle, they said, "Let at the community. Let everybody bring what they have to bring." And whatever they're going to miss out will already fill the void. But once they saw that everybody brought so much, so much to the extent that they told them as it says in the verse that it says the work was more than enough. They said, "We don't have anything to bring. What are we going to do if you leave it? So therefore, they brought the stones the precious gemstones that according to the medish actually fell in their mana and they brought it to the holy temple that was going to be their donation. Therefore, when it came in this case once the actual tabernacle was built with they said we don't want to miss out again. Therefore, the moment the tabernacle was brought, they stepped up to the plate and they said, "We want to be the first ones to bring the sacrifices and donate towards the building of the dedication of the tabernacle." Verse four, and God said to Moshe, as we mentioned previously, Moshe didn't take it until God told him he's allowed to. In verse five, we see that God tells them, "Take it from them and let them be used for the service of the tent of meeting and you'll give them to the Levites, each person according each man according to his work." Verse six, Moshe took the wagons and the cattle and he gave them to the Levites. Verse seven, he gave the four wagons and the I'm sorry, he gave the two wagons and the four oxen he gave to the family of Gan according to their workshari because the load that the people of Gan the family of Gam was lighter was not as difficult as the one of the family of Mari because the family of Marurari would had to carry the beams, the planks, the pillars, the sockets. There was a lot more for them to carry. So therefore, they, as we're going to see, they got more. That's why the Torah says according to their work based on what they needed, based on what their difficulty and what their um ability and work that they had to do, their load that they had to carry, that was the amount of wagons that they got. Verse verse eight, they are gullies. That's why they got only two wagons. The family of Gian. However, the family of Muri, they got four wagons and eight w eight oxen, twice as much as the Kerishian family gave to the Morari family according to their work beyond in the hands of Israen as it's explained in many places and as the Rebi explains the concept that over here we seemingly find that there was a limited amount that every leader just gave a half a wagon And that was because of teaching us that there was no extras and there was no waste and everything that had to be placed in the holy temple was for a purpose. And even the wagons that were carrying the beams and even though it seemed like they were being so cheap about it, that was because every single item had to be used for a specific and designated purpose. Verse N. However, to the family of they did not get any wagons or oxen because they had the holy work, the holy objects they had to carry. So, and therefore was incumbent upon them to carry it on their shoulders and not on any wagon. They were carrying the holy vessels which were included the arkul on the table. Therefore, they didn't need any wagons that they would carry it with. So these holy items would be carried by hand and on their shoulder. Verse n believe verse 10. And the leaders after they presented their personal offerings, then the leaders brought the uh dedications to the altar on the day that it was anointed. And the leaders then presented their offerings in front of the altar after they already gave their wagons and oxen which they were going to be used to carry the tabernacle. Then they decided they were also going to donate special special sacrifices to dedicate the actual altar itself. Again, we find over here that they brought it before the altar and it was only until that Moshe was told by God until God told him that he should accept it from them he take it. As we see in verse 11, God tells him now he can take it. God sets the motion, a prince every single day, a leader every day, every leader every day will be the ones to bring their sacrifices for the dedication of the altar. Moshe still, even though that he told them that they can bring the sacrifices, but Moshe still didn't know how and when they're going to bring it. Should it go according to the way they were born that ruain first and then Shim then or is it going to go according to the how they are camped which would be and so on until God came and told them that the order and the system should be according to each one how they are encamped. That's the way and the system and the and the um order of how they should be bringing the sacrifices. Verse 12. Now we go into what those sacrifices were actually. Verse 12. And the leaders that brought the sacrifice on the first day is carbon that brought a sacrifice was the son of Yehuda to the tribe of Yehuda. What does it mean on that day? That special day they were taken or they were given on the 10 special qualities. It was that special day, the first of Nissan. There were so the why with the were 10 first 10 very special things that happened. Number one, it was the first day of creation because on Sunday is the first day of creation. It was the first day that the leaders, the princes were able to bring a sacrifice and all of them are mentioned in the seder where it tells us about the all the 10 um special qualities that were given on that day which is first of all just to mention a few was the first day that God's divine presence was amongst the Jewish people. It was the first time that the Jewish people were not allowed to bring sacrifices on private altars. the first day that the Coenim actually worked in the service of the Cohen. The first time that they blessed the Jewish people as the Coenim. It was the first time that they actually brought the constant offerings which was the offering in the morning and the offering in the evening as well as the first time that they ate from the special holy offerings that had to be eaten in a special place within the boundaries of the Mishkan because until now was able to be eaten all places and it was the first time that the fire from heaven came down. So over here the Torah tells us as well but what does it mean that day? That day was a special day that it was blessed that Sunday was given 10 special crowns that the world was blessed with 10 special blessings on the day of Sunday to the tribe of Yehuda. The Torah tells us to which tribe he was from meaning the Torah tells us just which tribe he was from but not that he took the sacrifice from the people of his tribe. Meaning when one looks at the words of the verse, one can think one second, who's the one that actually gave the sacrifice? Did he go and collect money from everybody in his tribe? And that's why the Torah tells me he came from the tribe of Yehuda or was this his personal sacrifice? If you recall previously, we spoke about that the leaders in this case wanted to show their dedication. And because of that they personally gave these pri these presents to the holy temple. So therefore the Torah says which tribe was he from we're going to conclude this is the sacrifice of the son of that this was his personal dedication not that he got it and he collected money from people in his uh in his tribe. Now the Torah is going to tell us the detail of the sacrifice. Verse 13. What was his sacrifice? It was a offering that was one silver bowl weighing 130 was weighing 130 shekel. It was a s it was a one silver sprinkling basin. It weighed 70 shekel according to the sacred shekele. They were both filled with fine flour mixed with olive oil and for a voluntary grain offering. Because this was a donation offering of a meal offering that he was giving. 14 gold spoon of 10 shekel filled with incense. Like the explains was weighed 10 golden 10 silver coins of the holy coins that was in it filled with incense. Generally we don't find that a person was able to dedicate and bring a sacrifice of incense or in general that a person should even bring incense on the outside or altar. This was something unique special for the dedication of the altar. Verse 15. There was one young There was a young bullbar, the choiciest ram of his flock. A young bull in his herd. A ram one sheep. They were in its first year was used for an ascent offering was the one that was distinguished. It was unique. The choiciest of the one that was in its herd. Verse 16, one young goat offering first an offering. This was to be able to atone if there was a doubt if any uh impurity may have been in a place where they don't know. That means underneath the ground. Therefore, this is a uh a purity and doubt. Therefore, they brought this type of sin offering just in case they touched something which was impure and they did not know about it. And therefore they're asking for an atonement for it. Verse 17. And for the peace offering they brought two oxenish, five rams, five he goats, five lambs that were a year old, five of them. This is the sacrifice that the son of brought. There are some that want to explain that if you look at the different things that they were brought here have also a um historic significance into the amount that they brought and what it was. So for example, the silver bowl was alluded to Adam that the numerical value of of Adam's words where the numerical value of the word silver bold is 930 to the years that Adam lived. So through the silver basin is alluded to Noah because the one silver basin alludes to 520. 520 and 500 alludes to the age that Noah began to have children. 20 alludes to the uh 20 years of the decree concerning the flood that started before his time before the time of when he had children. The weight of the basin you have 70 shekel alludes to the 70 nations of the world. The spoon alludes to the Torah because as the God says the word calf that he that he gave it that the word spoon is the same word as hand that that God gave us the Torah. The weight of the ladle was 10 shekele for the ten commandments. The incense was 613 for the 613 commandments. If you take 613 when the dollar is substituted for a kuf the bash that the first letter al corresponds to tough and based shin. So you'll get the number 613. The young bull is that we find by Abraham brought a young bull that he gave the angels and he took it as a offering. the ram for Isaac, the lamb that Jacob brought, the lamb that Jacob had to watch amongst his fathers as well as you talk about the 20 years of decree of the destruction of human the and then you have the 70 nations and all the different things that are mentioned over here that each one of those are just some of the things that you find that why they give these measurements and these amounts were alluding to greater and deeper details that are hinted within them. The Torah now is going to continue with the rest of the tribes and the leaders of the tribes what they gave. Some of them have rashis and some of them as we're going to see Rashi talks about the things that we just mentioned in the different ones of the different tribes of what they gave as we'll see in the following rashis that we just mentioned in short verse 18. On the second day the son of the leader of the tribe of brought his sacrifices. He brought his sacrifice which comprised of a silver ball weighing 130 shekel one silver one silver sprinkled basim of 70 shekel of the holy shekel both filled with flour mixed with olive oil mixed with oil for a grain offering. So Rashi over here explains and as we mentioned previously some of these things that what they're alluding to why does it say the word that he brought but he that he brought close but it doesn't mention it by all the other sac by all the other uh tribes by all the other tribes it just says what their sacrifice was why by by uh by this case by does he say he brought it because Ruven came along and complained and he said, "I am first." It's enough that Yehuda went before me. At least I should be the one to be the next. You want to say because he's the leader. He's the one in the front. Okay. But at least me, I'm the first of I'm the oldest one of the tribes. I should be able to bring the sacrifices. This is what God said. And that God said they should bring the sacrifices according to the way they're camped. Therefore, it says that he brought his sacrifice and it's missing which means meaning that he was told come close. It's your turn now because he was told by God that his turn is the one to bring it now. What did he bring? Why does it say twice that he brought it? Because it says in verse 18 that he brought it and then it says it again in verse 19 that he brought a sacrifice. Why does it have to say two times? Because the two things the tribe of merited that he should be the number two bring a sacrifices. Number one number two is that they number one is that they were knowledgeable in the study of Torah. It says that it was from as it says in the book of Chronicles that it was from the tribe of that they were the ones that knew the exact times of when they would set the they were the exact times of when things were and they were very fluent in the study of Torah. They were the ones that set when the leap year would be. They were the ones that set when the new month would begin. And the second reason is because whose idea was it that the leaders should even give these sacrifices was from the tribe of and therefore they merited that they should bring it the second I found this interpretation in the law in the book of you was the one that came up with this idea that they should be the ones to give the sacrifices. Verse 19, we also learned about kasvius. And over here, as we mentioned previously before the letters oius, if you the numeric value of the word kasv, kuf being 100, i 200, tough 40, k 20, samak 60, pay 80. Beimatria will give you the numerical value of 900 tu 930 for the years that marishian Adam lived. 130 was its weight. tell us the reason why 130 because when Adam first had children when he gave birth to that was Seth that was only when he was 130 years old as we see that in the book of Genesis it says Adam was 130 years old and he gave birth to the word is the same numeric value as he told his because no gave birth to children when he was 500 years old what's the 20 then and this was because 20 years before he had his children was when the decree of the flood would happen and the same way look back to Rashi's explanation we're there in the book of Genesis where he talks about why man would live 120 years is to hint on this concept to hint and to allude to this idea therefore it says one uh one basin was of silver and it doesn't say one silver basin like it says about the trays to tell us and also the word is part of the numeric value when I'm looking at this calculation because if I would have put it at the end I wouldn't know it's part of the calculation so therefore it says to tell me that all three words are part of this calculation why the 70 nations that are in the world. Verse 20, one spoonful, one gold spoon weighing 10 shekele with incense. This refers to the Torah which was given from the hand of God. As we've mentioned previously, the word calf can mean spoon and also palm that it came from God. Malaya gimatria katus the numeric value of the word karatus is the only way you're going to get 613 you might do numeric value say we're off by a little bit as you'll see regularly it's four it's 500 it's going to be 600 to k is 100 test is nine ratio is 200 tough is 400 so you'll have there's 709 where do you get the number from is because you have to change the kofalash When you do as we mentioned previously that the letters of the alface can also be done called you exchange the alaf for a tough the bay for a shin the giml for the dal for a kof. So if you can exchange the alif for a kof. So then you have kto kuf is really four tess is nine four plus nine gives you 13. Then you have the r and the tough which is another 600. So you have 613. Verse 21, one bull, one young bull, one ram, one sheep, and in the when a year old would be used for an ascent offering where it says that he took and he went to get one young bull when he was serving the three angels, the ram because he took the ram instead of Isaac on the binding of Isaac because the sheep that Yakov took care of love on that he took care. Verse 22, one young goat, young goat, he he goat for an offering. This was to atone for the sin of the sale of Yseph that it says by there that they used a goat to be able to mix the garment in. And this way they sent the garment that Yoseph wore. It's to Yakov to identify that this was Yoseph's garment. And for a peace offering they used two cattle two um two oxenish five rams five he goats five lambs in their first year. This is the offering of what was the two rams for the peace offering. This was for Moshe and Aaron that they were the ones that brought peace amongst the Jewish people together with twice between the Jews and uh and God. If you look at the rams, the he the the rams, the he goats and the five lambs. These are for the three different kinds that exist. meaning the three different types the kanim the Levites the Israelites the which is made up of Torah prophets and scriptures there's also then you have they were both all of these kinds were five of each why five because there's three fives one you have the five books of Moses another one is because you have the five for five commandments written on each one of the tablets and then you And then all this is explained based on the teachings of verse 24. And on the third day the leader of the tribe of who brought the sacrifices was on the third day the one that brought the sacrifices was the leader of the tribe of. So too this is the language is going to be used from now on by the rest of the tribes. However, by the previous one who was the tribe of the son of brought over there it says his name afterwards because it's going back under telling us who this individual because it already mentioned his name and what he brought. Therefore it says that he was a leader of and therefore he brought it. by the other ones where he doesn't say the word. Therefore, he uses the terminology he is the leader of so and so tribe meaning that that day who was the one that brought the sacrificers was the leader of that so- and so tribe. We're going to go through now the next few tribes as there are no rashies as each one were explained previously and as we mentioned each one of the tribes in this star reading and the next star reading as well verse 25 his offering was one silver bowl weighing 130 shekel one silver sprinkling weighing 70 shekel to the value of the sacred shekel both were filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. One gold spoon weighing 10 shekele filled with incense. He had a choice of one the best young bull of his herd, the best ram and his flock and the lamb in its first year for an ascent offering a goat, one young goat for a sin offering. And for the peace offering there was two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs in the first year. This was the offering of verse 30. The fourth day, the leader of his offering was one silver bowl weighing 30 shekel, one silver sprinkling basing of 70 shekel. The s in what kind of shekel was a sacred shekele? Both were filled with fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering. One spoon, one gold spoon weighing 10 shekel filled with incense. There was one uh one young bull the best of its herd, one best one ram the best of its flock, and one lamb in its first year for an ascent offering. One goat, one young goat for a sin offering. Verse 35. And for the peace offering, two oxen, five ram, five he goats, five lambs, and first year. And was this was the offering of the son of verse 36. We're now at the fifth day of was the leader of the tribe of Shim. His name was Benur Shad. For 37, his offering was carbon. His offering was one silver bowl weighing 130 shekel. One silver sprinkling basin weighing 70 shekel in the holy shekele both filled with fine flour mixed with oil for an ascent offering. It was one spoonful of 10 weighing 10 shekel of incense for a donation offering as well. One bull best of its kind. One ram best of its flock. One lamb that was a year old for an offering. 40. One young goat for a sin offering. And for the peace offering, there were two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs in their first year. And this was the offering of Schlumiel the son of Suri Shadi. This concludes the fifth Torah reading of paras nasi.