Dvar Torah for Naso 1st Aliyah: Actual text: https://tinyurl.com/mr26rc2v Moshe is instructed to “take a census of the sons of Gershon, of them too, following their fathers’ houses, according to their families” (4:22). This instruction raises several questions: (1) why is the family of Gershon counted second, after Kehas, if Gershon was the oldest, (2) why is there an extra phrase “of them too,” and (3) instructions typically end with “according to their families, following their fathers’ houses”; why is the order reversed here? Rav Hirsch posits that Kehas was listed first because their responsibility was to assemble and disassemble the objects of the Mishkan, a role that preceded all others logistically. Being listed first isn’t meant to diminish anyone else’s roles, so the Torah tells us “of them too,” to highlight that they are all equal. The fact that the families do not feel offended by their position in comparison to others is evidence of their prioritizing their general roles over their specific roles within the family. It is this selflessness that the Torah spotlights for us and is for us to emulate. Please consider forwarding this to others so they can join! https://chat.whatsapp.com/I7IHQNPpKLF0adHHXTUYda