מבוא ומיקום (Intro & Location)
The place where B'nei Yisrael were located at the beginning of Sefer Bamidbar.
What is מדבר סיני (The Sinai Desert)?
The English direction for צָפֹנָה.
The two people who personally performed the census of the nation.
Who are משה ואהרון (Moshe and Aaron)?
This (tribe) was NOT included in the census?
שבט לוי
Rashi explains that the phrase "כָּל יֹצֵא צָבָא" refers to anyone who was physically capable of doing this action, regardless of their current status.
What is כָּל-יֹצֵא צָבָא (all who are fit for military service)?
The book of the Torah immediately following Sefer Vayikra.
What is ספר במדבר (The Book of Numbers)?
What is קֵדְמָה?
The age of the men that could go to war.
What is עשרים שנה (20 years old)?
_______ is the direction discussed in פרק ב פסוקים ג-ז.
East (קֵדְמָה)
This is the central reason Rashi gives for why Shevet Levi was counted separately from the rest of Israel.
According to Rashi, this is the reason Shevet Levi was counted separately?
The key events that occurred before the start of Sefer Bamidbar- 4 events
(הקמת המשכן) of the Tabernacle at Mount Sinai (Exodus 40).
The Dedication (חנוכת המשכן) of the Mishkan, marking its consecration for service.
Presence: The Shechinah (שְׁכִינָה), or Divine Presence, descending to dwell within the Mishkan.
Law: The giving of the laws related to Sacrifices and Purity (Sefer Vayikra)
What are the Hebrew words for South and West?
What is תֵּימָנָה and יָמָּה?
The total number of men counted in the census
What is 603,550?
Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun (יְהוּדָה, יִשָּׂשכָר, וּזְבֻלוּן).
What direction are the tribes camped in the east?
Because they were precious to him.
Why does Hashem count B'nei Yisrael so many times?
The nickname given to Sefer Bamidbar by the Sages (חז"ל).
What is חומש פיקודים (The Book of the Counted)?
The English word for the Hebrew verb נָסְעוּ / וַיִּסְעוּ.
How do you say they traveled?
שְׂאוּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל
To take a census (count) of the entire community of the Children of Israel.
This man, whose name means 'snake,' was the נָשִׂיא (Prince) of the powerful tribe of יְהוּדָה (Judah) when the camp was set up.
נְשִׂיאֵי מַטּוֹת (Leaders of the Tribes)
Rashi explains that the method for physically counting the people, based on the word "לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם" (by their head), was by using this object.
What is a half-shekel coin? (or: What is the meaning of l'gulg'lotam?)
The name of all the tribes in their correct places
East- (קֵדְמָה)Judah, Issachar, Zebulun
South (תֵּימָנָה)Reuben, Simeon, Gad
West (יָמָּה)Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin
North (צָפֹנָה)Dan, Asher, NaphtaliMerari
Name the word for the leader of the tribes and at least one leader.
נְשִׂיאֵי מַטּוֹת
כָּל יֹצֵא צָבָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
Who are all who are fit for military service?
Look at פרק ג פסוקים טו-יז who are the sons of Levi?
גֵּרְשׁוֹן (Gershon)
קְהָת (Kehat)
מְרָרִי (Merari)
Rashi asks why there was a need to count the Jewish people specifically on this date ("בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי"), only one month after the Mishkan's dedication.
What is Chapter 1, verse 1? (or: What is the timing of the census?)