Parshas
שקלים
The מדרש תנחומא writes משה רבינו complained to Hashem,
How is it possible to count the בני ישראל? They are like
the dust of the earth/sand of the sea.
Hashem told Moshe, all he has to do is add the גמטריא of
the first letter of the שבטים and multiply them by a thousand.
ראובן 200,000
שמעון 300,000
יהודה
10,000
יששכר
10,000
יוסף
10,000
נפתלי
50,000
זבולון
7,000
דן
4,000
גד
3,000
בנימין
2,000
אשר
1,000
Total 597,000
= 600,000 minus 3,000 who were killed at
the עגל
By knowing this מדרש we will
understand the יוצר לפרשת שקלים
"פיוט "אמן בשמעו from the קליר which is based on this מדרש.
By learning the פיוט you will
have a better understanding in
the מדרש because,
In the 6th stanza "יקר שלישי בתוכם לא
הפקד"
the קליר explains
why the third son (לוי) is not
included in the
ראשי תיבות
count.
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