In a surprise move, a call has been issued for Moshe Rabbeinu to take yet another census. Using the ½ Shekel counting method for both rich and poor, the census will count eligible warriors between the ages of 20 and 60.
Noting that mere months have passed since the last time a nationwide count was taken, Professor Albert Weinstein of the Shazak Statistics Bureau attempted to explain the reason for the count. “It is true that babies are always being born and people passing away,” he said while fiddling with his calculator. “But still, most countries only take a census once every ten years. Why count again?! What’s the logic?!”
“That's precisely the point! It is not logical,” countered Rabbi Chaim Chacham, TNS resident scholar. “HaShem, the All-Knowing, doesn't need to count the people. Still, He constantly counts His precious nation, just like a wealthy person who loves counting his diamonds again and again, and again and again. I think you get the point.”
