Why Hashem Counts Us So Many Times
Menucha Magazine | June 06, 2024
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A question you can ask that’s, in fact, really nice:
“Why Hashem counts us so many times?”
Rashi gives an answer that’s simple and clear: To our Abba in Shamayim we are very ____.
מתוך חיבתן לפניו מונה אותם כל שעה - Because they are dear to Him, He counts them all the time [Rashi’s commentary to the 1st verse of Sefer.]
Therefore, the very first message of Sefer Bamidbar is: Hashem loves Bnei Yisroel. If you read the numbers in the parsha, remembering that this is how Hashem relates His love to us, you will be very happy to read even those plain numbers.
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