The Torah in Haiku: Bamidbar
May 22, 2009
Torah
(2 comments)
by Ed Nickow
Temple Chai, Long Grove, IL
(Originally published in The Torah in Haiku)
The census results?
Six hundred three thousand plus
Five hundred fifty
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This included just
Men twenty years or older
All fit for service
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BaMidbar. Hebrew
Meaning In the Wilderness.
In English, Numbers.
Compare and contrast.
Census imposing order.
Wandering - chaos.
Not my idea.
Insight comes from the Women's
Torah Comment'ry.