 Parshat BaMidbar Hunt assisted by "Otzrot Yisrael", one of the CDs of the "Responsa Project" of Bar Ilan Univ. After listing the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the Torah says (Bamidbar 1:16): “These are the chosen leaders of the people, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of thousands of Israel they are.” What best describes leaders of Israel? They should have qualities like G-d has, as epitomized in Dvarim 10:18 – He sees to the justice of the orphan and widow, He loves the GER (convert or stranger) to give him food and clothing. These traits of kindness are part of the description of G-d. They should be the characteristics of our leaders as well. Both these p'sukim have the same numeric value (2934). [The BaMidbar Homepage]
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