בס״ד
Beha’aloscha
Isn’t it odd that in this Par-sha,
Miriam tells Aaron LaShon Ha-Ra?
HaShem calls them to task, expressing His ka’as,
But why is only Miriam afflicted with tzara’as?
Now, the sin is to hear it, as well as to speak,
So why isn’t Aaron sent outside for a week?
בס״ד
Naso
Some times a separation is
A holy thing, for sure,
Like the families of Kohanim,
Who each had a separate chore.
And some times a separation
Provides the time to think and ponder,
On what brought about our tumah,
And tore our lives asunder.
Suspicion of betrayal,
Can separate us through jealousness,
And even with the best intentions,
There are limits to our zealousness.
The word Shalom means Peace,
Hello, Good-bye, and more,
And it also means completeness,
Which the Kohen can restore.
בס״ד
Bamidbar
Every one must have a place,
One’s family, tribe, and people,
‘Cause each one has a job to do,
Whether complicated or simple.
And if the count is off by some,
By such and such a number,
Do counts or people matter most?
It really makes you wonder.
I thought there were six hundred thousand,
By tribe and family tree,
But this number is more accurate,
Six-hundred-three-thousand-and-five-fifty.
And there were 22,000 Levi’im,
First borns were more by 273,
And this was the first Pidyon HaBen,
Bnai Yisroel had to pay the fee.
בס״ד
Behar-Bechukosai
The theme of 7 repeats time and again,
In the reading of this week’s parsha,
For things that are called “Shabbas Shabbason”,
Shabbos, Yom Kippur, and Shmita.
Shabbos occurs each 7th day,
Yom Kippur’s month is 7 as well,
Shmita arrives every 7th year,
And 7 of those make Yovel.
And for treating HaShem in a casual way,
Our Klalos will come down in 7’s,
But we prefer Brachos to Klalos for sure,
So we’ll tithe as instructed from Heaven.
