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                   numerically equivalent to the word  (grandeur), which belongs solely
                   to Hashem, as the pasuk in Tehillim states, “Hashem has reigned, He has
 “And on the fifteenth day of this month is a  donned grandeur; Hashem has donned strength.” Since Torah is the only
 festival; for a seven-day period matzot shall  real strength, we can say that Hashem’s grandeur is strengthened when we
 be eaten”         study Torah. The letters  , adding one for the unit itself, have the

 (Bamidbar 28:17)  gematria of twelve, alluding to the twelve tribes. Unity among our nation
                   fortifies Hashem’s grandeur.
 “On the day of the first-fruits, when you offer a  When a person attaches himself to Hashem, His Name of  is connected
 new meal-offering to Hashem on your Festival  to that person, and all the nations are afraid to prosecute or persecute him.
 of Weeks, it shall be a holy convocation to you;  But when one distances himself from Hashem and His Torah, he invites
 you shall not do any laborious work”  the gentiles to level allegations against him.

 (ibid. vs. 26)    Moshe was the most humble man on the face of the earth. He raised
 “On the fifteenth day of the seventh month,  himself from the level of “earth” to that of “man.” He earned the title
                   Man, emulating Hashem Who is called Man of War. When Am Yisrael
 there shall be a holy convocation for you; you  serve Hashem with humility, they elevate His grandeur, thereby meriting

 shall do no laborious work; you shall celebrate  that Hashem fights their battles and silences the accusers.
 a festival to Hashem for a seven-day period”
 (ibid. 29:12)









                   “These are the families of the Reuveni; their
                   count was forty-three thousand, seven hundred
                   and thirty. These are the families of the

                   Shimoni; twenty-two thousand, two hundred”
                                                            (Bamidbar 26:7,14)
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