Iturei Bamidbar Astor 1

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BAMIDITU
ITUREI HA-TORAH QUESTIONS
BAMIDBAR
BY RABBI CARL ASTOR
1. (2:2) The Israelites will camp, each with his stadard !"
Iturei Ha-Torah: #ach perso must $ow ad thi$ that he is ui%ue i his ow
wa&, ad that there e'er was a&oe li$e him be(ore" )or i( there had bee oe
li$e him, there would be o eed (or him" I truth e'er&oe is a ew creatio i
the world ad must per(ect himsel( ad his soul util the etire world is per(ected"
(Beit Aharon)
a" *hat are the implicatios o( thi$i+ that &ou are ui%ue i the world,
b" -ow could this lead to per(ecti+ the world,
2. (.:1) This is the lie o( Aaro ad Moses"" These are the ames o( Aaro/s sos
Iturei Ha-Torah: 0l& Aaro/s sos are metioed, &et the& are called, 1The
descedats o( Moses,1 because he tau+ht them Torah" This teaches that whoe'er
teaches his (ried/s so Torah, 2cripture accouts it is as i( he had +i'e birth to
him" (Rashi)
a" -ow ca this mit3'ah be (ul(illed,
b" 4ould this e'er lead to co(licts betwee parets ad teachers,
Iturei Bamidbar Astor 2
ANSWERS
1a" It ma$es oe belie'e that oe has somethi+ ui%ue ad special to +i'e ad
share somethi+ that o oe else has" It also leads to a more positi'e sel(5
ima+e"
1b" I( e'er&oe (elt ui%ue ad precious, the people mi+ht ot be so isecure ad
more willi+ to share with each other"
2a" 2ometimes it i'ol'es ecoura+emet +etti+ someoe to educate his6her
ow child" 2ometimes a (ried ca help a studet i eed more tha a paret"
2b" 7es there are occasios where the teacher ma$es demads or has
e8pectatios ot i lie with the wishes o( the parets"