Parashas Bamidbar

Our Parsha this Shabbos is followed straight away by Shavuot which is the day we received the Torah and HaShem came down on Mount Sinai.This is such a Holy time where , for the past few weeks we have been counting the Omer from the time we left Egypt till the time we came to meet HaShem ,cleansing ourselves as we count,purifying ourselves for holiness to meet HaShem.
Our Parsha of 'Bamidbar', which means 'Wilderness,' brings us to the subject of counting where HaShem instructs a census to be taken.
The act of counting is an act of love where each thing that we count ,shows a love for each thing that is counted.Keeping a count shows that what we are counting is precious to us and when HaShem asked us to make a counting,HaShem was also saying that each and every one of us is precious to HaShem.Each and every one of us has a special purpose to fulfill and G-D loves each of us individually.
Mount Sinai was in 'Bamidbar' The 'Wilderness.' What is a Wilderness? It is a place uninhabited,a place that is ownerless,a place of humility.This was the place for the Revelation of G-D to His people and this was the place for the Giving of the Torah.This Revelation of G-D and giving of His Torah was in a place of humility to show us that to follow G-D and keep His Laws,we are to be humble and put our own wants aside for G-D .It is a reminder that no matter how many physical beauties there are in this world around us,the true Beauty is G-D Who makes all things.This Holy Revelation of G-D to His people took place in an uninhabited ownerless land to show that HaShem's Torah gift is not just owned by one person but by all who follow HaShem's Ways.The Way to G-D is to put all our wants aside and follow G-D and His Wishes Only.
Within the word 'Bamidbar' are the words 'Be Mi Daber,' which translates as 'With Whom does one speak' or 'with whom does The One And Only Speak.' HaShem is the One to Whom we are to speak and follow Only .We are to speak to HaShem and follow HaShem Only in pure and moral humility.
Looking deeper,HaShem Created the world by speaking and it came into being.So,within the word 'Bamidbar,' it is within HaShem's words that we are to live.To listen to HaShem's Words and also to literally live within the Words of HaShem Itself.When we are true and faithful to G-D and His Wishes,we literally live within the words of HaShem and become part of those very words themselves.We attach ourselves to G-D and thus emulate HaShem and His Ways.We come closer to G-D.
As we stand today on Shabbos and on the day we received HaShem's Holy Revelation and where HaShem also remembers with tenderness our meeting HaShem on this day,so let us remember who we are and what HaShem asks of us and bring this world to a place where HaShem can settle among us and where the very words of HaShem surround us and become a part of us as we live within the words of HaShem.
With sweetest deepest love,I wish Precious HaShem a Beautiful Shabbos Kodesh and Chag Sameach Shavuot with love and to all , a Blessed Shabbos Kodesh and Chag Sameach Shavuot with love.