Parsha Pearls

In this week’s parsha, Hashem instructed Moshe to count the Levi’im who will do the avoda in the Mishkan, But why is it necessary for the Torah to tell us that 50 is above 30, as the verse says: “מִבֶּן שְׁלשִים שָׁנָׁה וָמַעְלָה וְׁעַד בֶּן־חֲמִשִים שָׁנָׁה”? Isn’t that obvious?

It appears that the Torah is teaching us here an important lesson in our approach to our avodas Hashem. Namely, that avodas Hashem needs to progressively go higher with time. Your tefilla, your Talmud Torah, your chessed, and other aspecpects of avodas Hashem should blossom as you blossom in your age.