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After the epidemic which struck Bnei Yisrael, Hashem commanded that
they be counted. This is similar to a shepherd who counts his remaining
sheep after a wolf made off with some of the flock.
The Torah records each family, preceded by the letter andfollowedby
the letter . This is testimony that Bnei Yisrael’s lineage was pure and not
defiled by the Egyptians. The only exception was the case of Shelomit bat
Divri, who brought degradation upon herself through her lack of tzeniut.
Rashi asks why the Torah begins with the account of Creation rather than
the first mitzvah, which is sanctifying the new month. It is in order to
squelch the accusations of the nations, who claim that Am Yisrael seized
the Land illegally. Hashem created the entire world and can therefore
allocate it as He sees fit, granting Eretz Yisrael to His Chosen People.

How can we be so naïve as to believe that we can succeed in silencing 19
the claim of the nations for Eretz Yisrael merely with first sentence of
parashat Bereishit? Similarly, can the spelling of each family with the Hordus, the king who originated from an Edomite tribe, made sure to
additional letters of and still the allegations of the nations that fulfill his promise and rebuild the Beit Hamikdash. All the more so,
Egyptian blood was mixed into the Jewish nation? should we, of pure lineage, maintain whatever we say.

We might answer based on the pasuk (Tehillim 121:5), “Hashem is your When a person is punctilious in fulfilling his promises, he ascends to the
protective Shade at your right hand.” Hashem grants a person life by level of angels, whose words are holy of holies. This is because they do
protecting him with His Shechinah. When this protective shade is not defile their mouths with mundane food. Although mankind depends
removed, the person perishes. Sin removes this shield, and therefore on material food, he can transcend materialism by keeping his word and
resha’im are considered dead even as they live. ensuring that words of Torah and mitzvot emanate from his mouth.

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