Parshas Matos-,uyn ,arp

(42^nd Parsha  of 54 sections of the Torah)

By Avraham David (Earl, Libni, Cary & Jack David) grandson of Strettyner Rebbe

Numerical Interpretation of  Torah with aid of Gematria. Bible Code. Questions/Comments  212-786-4679. online at www.codeoftheheart.com 
©2005 Dvar Torah 5765   “Study Gematria and Sharpen Your Wisdom”  

Support the Poor

In this week’s Parsha, we learn of the request of the tribe of Gad and Reuven to settle on the eastern side of the Jordan River. According to the sages of Israel, Moses was actually buried in that side of the Jordan river in the location of the tribe of Gad. What merit did Gad possess to have the greatest prophet of all time be buried in their portion? Remember, his mother Zilpah, was only the maidservant of Rachel. With the aid of Gematria, we have some clues. The Gematria of  sd, Gad is 7. We know that Seven is an important number from the Torah as it represents the Sabbath. God created the world in 6 days and rested on the Seventh.  As we say in our Sabbath morning prayers, Moses rejoiced in the gift of his share, which was the gift of Shabbos. Another allusion to the Sabbath can be found where we read about the birth of Gad. The Torah says , sd una ,t tre,u, “And she called his name, Gad” (Genesis 30:11). The Gematria of this  term is 1461. There is only one pasuk (phrase) in the entire Tanach with the  same Gematria and it can be found in Psalms, where King David extols God with the following phrase, vghrhf ohna vyub vnkaf rut vyg, “covering with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a curtain”(Psalms 194:2). What better way can we describe the Sabbath. It is a gift of light stretching across the universe. I am confident that if we can be near the mountain that where Moses is interred, we can look up and see the glory of the heavens.  

Gad also stands for what Moses did. Moses cared for and took out the downtrodden slaves out of the world empire of the time. It is noted in the Talmud, that some students came out with a novel interpretation of the Hebrew Alphabet. The letter d gimmel stands on a leg , like a support. It is supporting the letter s daleth, which is leaning next to it. The term ks, dal means poor. It also represents the downtrodden, downcast, slaves, maidens, widows, & orphans who are basically lacking and hurting. Just like God looks after them as noted in the Torah, we must emulate Him and support these people as well. Moses burial place in the portion of Gad is a reminder where our priorities should be. We must always support the poor ones, so that God’s light will always shine on us.                    

A refuah shlaima to my father , Yaacov Zev Ben Malka Blima who is recovering from stroke. 

Shabbat Shalom  ouka ,ca