Shnayim Yomi - Bamidbar - Sheni - #2- Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff - Hashem's Army

Let's jump straight into the second aliyah of paratar. And we know that up to this point, the Jewish people have been counted again. And we're counted because each one of us counts. And we're told that the minimum age for the counting for most of the Jewish people was estim 20 years or more. And then the Torah mentions that they had to be fit and ready to serve in the army. Why is that being mentioned? We're being counted from 20 years and up. We've got to be strong. But why the additional mention that we have to be ready and able to fight in the army? Not everyone is able to fight in the army. It's a very specific and precise job. And the rabbis tell us something very very beautiful based on this and based on rashi as well. and that is we are all part of Tivot Hashem. We're all really part of Hashem's army. We wear uniforms. We dress differently. We walk and march differently. We go to different places. And when we're out there in the army of God, we go to work, business, we go on vacation. We all really have to reflect and show that we are there to conquer the world. Not with weapons all the time. Sometimes yes. But for most of us, we're there to enter the army of Hashem, the in order to spread and conquer with love and kindness. And that's what the rabbis tell us. In a sense, we are all part of an army. And there's different people in army. Some are fighting, some are supporting, some are praying. We all have our own unique roles to give to the Jewish people. But in the end, it's one savah, one army of hashem to conquer the world and make the world a better place with the greatest kdush hashem.