This week we read the second section in the Book / Chumash of Bamidbar, the Sedra of Naso (count in Hebrew).
G-d instructs Moses “to complete his count of the Levite clans”.
The Torah then records various purification rites necessary in preparation as the Jewish people set out from Mt Sinai to the Land of Israel. Concluding with the sacrifices that each of the tribal princes made and the day the Tabernacle was erected and began to function.
G-d told Moses, “You must count the clan of Merari.”
The third and final count was that of the clan of Merari. They carried the “skeletal” part of the Tabernacle – the planks that formed the walls, together with their bases and connecting poles. The walls were the least “functional” of all the components of the Tabernacle, but they made up its essential frame, the environment in which even more “GLAMOROUS” activities took place.
In our lives, the framework and bias of our relationship with G-d is selfless devotion to His will. Whilst this is the least glamorous aspect of our relationship with G-d, it is the foundation upon which all the other, more appealing or exciting aspects rest.
With our continued prayers for the release of our hostages held by Hamas, the safety and security of our IDF heroes and an everlasting peace in Israel.
Wishing you a meaningful Shabbat and successful week to follow.