Parashah Nasso
Numbers 4:21. 7:89
The portion that occupies us on this occasion allows us to glimpse an aspect of the character of our father Yehovah: the order and organization to carry out the different tasks that were proper to the service to Him.
Rarely do we stop to reflect on what it meant to dismantle the Tabernacle, and shortly afterwards to raise it again in an impeccable manner. This task required a great deal of organization to know in what order the pieces of the Tent were disassembled, how they were transported and who should begin to put it back together again. No. Moses had to train each group to instruct them about all the details, including the order of departure, so that when they arrived at the place that the Cloud would indicate when it stopped, everything would fit together without delay. Besides, the lives of those who did this task were at risk, so they could not improvise or do things carelessly.
This motivates us to organize our lives in every sense: time management, finances, relationships, etc. Only in this way can we be efficient in the mission that Yehovah our Father entrusts to each one of us.
“God bless you”, has been the refrain with which we pretend to bless other people; it is very frequently used between parents and children or between close people when saying goodbye. However, the instruction of our Father Yehovah is very clear: Thus shall you bless the children of Yisrael.
During the days that the House of Yehovah stood, this blessing was pronounced twice a day: once in the morning and once in the evening, after the ascending smoke offerings or burnt offerings; then the cohanim gathered in front of the Sanctuary, raised their hands and pronounced the blessing over the assembly gathered there.
Later, in the services of the synagogues, the ceremony of pronouncing the blessing was incorporated at the end of the teaching. The cohen present, passed to the front of the congregation, raised his hands and sang the Aharonic or Priestly blessing.
The Talmud informs us that for the pronunciation of this blessing the cohen raised his hands placing his fingers in such a way as to form with them the letter Shin, which symbolizes the name of Yehovah.
