>> Torah portion 220 South Main Street,Clawson, MI Rat South of I4 Mile Road as featured in HOUR Detroit magazine just minutes from Birmingham. Bloomfield, Royal Oak. Troy & Rochester *With purchase of 2 entrees. Please present this ad to server when seated to receive offer. Parshat Bamidbar: Numbers 1:1-4:20; Hosea 2:1-2:22. T he Book of Numbers, the called greater attention to the fourth book of the Torah, number of secular and pluralistic starts off methodically. In institutions and individuals in Israel who are reclaiming their place in the first several chapters, we read about the census of the people, a the dialogue of Torah. Of course, special census taken of the Levites, in a diverse community like Metro and an explanation of the setup of Detroit, the pages of our weekly the camp. Jewish newspaper testify to the fact The camp is arranged a bit like a that Torah is found throughout our box — four sides with three tribes varied institutions. on each side. Numbers Putting the Torah at the 2:17 says, "Then, physical center of the camp midway between the is also a clear way of indicat- divisions, the Tent of ing that the Torah should be Meeting, the division of at the spiritual center of our communal life. There are the Levites, shall move. As they camp, so they many indications that our shall march, each in community strives toward position, by their stan- this goal — the richness of dards:' Torah study opportunities The Levites are found available to us, the number Rabbi St even at the center due to their of new books connected to Rubens tein special role in caring for Torah study that are pub- the Tabernacle, the por- lished yearly, not to mention table sanctuary that the people were the fact that Torah and other Jewish instructed to build for worshipping texts are so widely available in trans- God. Having the Tent of Meeting at lation. We could make a good argu- the center is a message in itself. ment that Torah is at the center. Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (known Without searching too hard by the name of one of his books, though, we can easily see that we Hafetz Hayim) stresses the impor- should aspire to something more. tance of having the Tent of Meeting Perhaps picturing the Tent of at the center. He points out that the Meeting at the core of our ancestors' Ark, which contains the Torah, is camp can inspire us to find ways to part of the Tent of Meeting. So, at incorporate Torah study and the val- the very center of the camp, equidis- ues of Jewish life into our own lives tant from each tribe (not closer to this week. ❑ any particular tribe) is the Torah. The Hafetz Hayim compares Steven Rubenstein is rabbi of Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. this to the bimah of the syna- gogue, which is at the center of the sanctuary. I found this a particu- Conversations larly appropriate comment because Congregation Beth Ahm (where I Even brief, daily Torah study has always been seen as a Jewish serve as rabbi) has our bimah at the value. Where in your daily center of the sanctuary. calendar can you find 10 minutes Having the Torah at the center to study Torah? Where is our is a reminder that the Torah does community doing the best job to not belong to one subsection of the make Torah study accessible to Jewish people. all who are interested? Ruth Calderon, a new member of the Knesset in Israel, has recently Me 4 1 qt. MEDITERRANEAN CUSTOMER APPRECIATION — V0e° ARTY ROOM - ' GRILLE 10% OFF AVAILABLE 4- UP to -41 . 90 people - ENTIRE BILL '"1 Excludes alcohol, Lamb Chops, tax and gratuity. Dine-in or carry out. Must have coupon. Cannot be combined with another offer. 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