Bamidbar - 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.