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15 May 2021
Chevre, this week’s parsha is בְּמִדְּבַּר (Bamidbar). It is not halachically proper to count Jews. When a census was needed during the Temple times, every Jewish Male over a specific age would contribute a 1/2 sheckel and these sheckels would be counted. David HaMelech got in trouble for performing an unsanctioned census. As an Amazonian, I need metrics to make informed decisions. The census at the start of Bamidbar was ordered by HaShem.