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If you have an occasion or milestone event that you would like to be mentioned in Mizrachi Matters, please email it to [email protected] by 12:00pm on Thursdays Parshat Bemidbar "And Hashem spoke to Moshe in the Wilderness of Sinai in the Tent of Meeting on the first (day) of the second month in the second year after they left the land of Egypt, as follows…" (Bemidbar 1:1). This week we commence the fourth book of the Torah, named "Bemidbar" ("in the wilderness of") after one of the opening words of this week's Parsha. The Midrash Rabbah takes this opportunity to discuss the significance of the fact that the Torah was given in the wilderness. First, the Midrash explains that just as the wilderness is free to all people, so too the words of Torah are free and accessible to all. The Midrash then presents an alternative explanation: "'And Hashem spoke to Moshe in the Wilderness of Sinai' – Anybody who does not make himself "hefker" (ownerless, abandoned) like the wilderness is unable to acquire the wisdom and the Torah. Therefore, it says, 'In the Wilderness of Sinai'" (Bemidbar Rabbah 1:7). According to this second explanation, a person must abandon their search for physical pleasure and glory in order to acquire Torah. They must view all their property as ownerless and recognize that they is entirely dependant on Hashem. At first glance, the two explanations of the Midrash seem to contradict each other. On the one hand we are told that Torah is free and accessible for all. On the other hand we are told that a person must pay a great price for Torah, foregoing physical pleasure, honour and (psychological) ownership of all his property! How can we reconcile these contradicting statements? The Sefat Emet (Bemidbar 5640) answers that the Midrash refers to two different levels of Torah study. On a basic level, Torah is "free" for all who wish to come and learn. However, to "acquire the wisdom and the Torah" – i.e. to fully internalize and fully retain our learning, requires the "payment" of self sacrifice. As we count the days building up to Shavuot and prepare ourselves to reaccept the Torah, we must take both these messages to heart. Firstly, we must recognize that Torah does not only belong to a select few, but to every single member of Am Yisrael. We are living in a generation which has witnessed the translation of almost every major Jewish text into English, making Torah fully accessible to all, regardless of their background. The blossoming of Torah resources online further enhances the reality that Torah is free, available and accessible for one and all. At the same time, we must recognize that as freely accessible as Torah may be, to truly grow in Torah and to truly master and retain our learning, great effort is required. Ultimately, we will not be judged on the level we reach, but on the effort we invest. The increased availability of Torah should not be viewed as a convenient way to reduce our efforts, but as a tool to increase our potential. Torah is free and waiting for us. We just need to make the effort, Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Danny Mirvis Reb Leor Broh Riddle for Parshat Bamidbar In Parshat Bamidbar find two different sets of four words in a row, whose Roshei Teivot (initials) spell G-d’s Name of Yud, H-ey, Vav, H-e, in the reverse order. Answer to Riddle for last week (Behar - Bechukotai) In Parshat Behar what is common amongst the following 3 prohibited acts:- 1. Verbal harassment 2. Abuse by an employer 3. Charging of interest on a loan? Only with respect these 3 prohibitions does the Torah add the words .(And you shall fear your G-d) ְ ו ָי רֵ ֖ א תָ מֵ ֽ ֱ א ל ֹ- הֶ ֑ י � The explanation given is that in these 3 areas, one might be able to mislead others, e.g. an employer may give a demeaning job to his employee, but say that he needed it done, when he simply wanted to tease or humiliate him. Another example in the case of interest may be when he pretends that the funds he is lending belong to a non -Jew and that he is merely charging interest for the non-Jew, whereas the funds are actually his.