Parashat
Bamidvar (In the desert)
This
section, which opens the fourth book of the Torah, deals with the
structure of the camp and the position of the tribes when the Israelites were
encamping in the desert.
The
tabernacle was in the center surrounded by the tribe of Levi and there
were three tribes in the north, three in the south, three in the east, and
three in the west.
Every
machane (camp), N, S, W, E had a flag. The flag had a purpose. If you looked
up, you knew where your camp was, where your tribe and your family were
located.
But
there is a deeper message in this description. If you are lost, if you lose
your guidance, you need to know that always looking up, towards Avinu
Shevashamai our G-d in heaven, helps us to find our place on earth.
So
when you are lost, sometimes looking for Hashem is better than any GPS.
In memory of my beloved mother and teacher Miriam Rachel bat
Israel Itzchak Z"L
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