Rock Shabbat Bulletin

Torah Portion Preview
For B’midbar
On a particular day of a particular month, in exacting detail,
God gives Moses a set of instructions.
"On the first day of the second month, in the second year
after the exodus from the land of Egypt,"
It's not that hard to imagine a crowd of thousands excitedly
talking amongst themselves now that the tabernacle has
finally been completed and their journey toward the
Promised Land will, at long last, resume. How can Moses
compete with that noise? Perhaps he quiets them down the
same way teachers today hush their classroom:
"Shh, shh, shh, shh; tz, tz, tz…"
The simple, pulsing series of sounds perks up the ears of
the masses. Moses calls up the chief of each tribe, to
ensure that everyone is properly accounted for before they
head further into the wilderness.
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