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The formation of the Israelite camp expresses two very different ethics","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Exodus and Leviticus focus on laws, Numbers focuses on how these laws will be lived out, first in the wilderness and eventually in the land of Israel. It begins with urban planning required to start forming a society, including a census, zoning, and organizing the people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Palestinian Talmud records a debate about the formation in which the Israelites travelled (Eruvin 5:1). One rabbi explains that they moved in a box-like formation, divided by tribe, surrounding the Tent of Meeting, which embodied God\u2019s presence among the people. The second rabbi notes that in 10:25 the tribe of Dan is described as \u201c\u05de\u05d0\u05e1\u05e3 \u05dc\u05db\u05dc-\u05d4\u05de\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea,\u201d \u201cthe one who gathered from all the camps.\u201d The commentator Chizkuni explains that \u201cgatherers\u201d meant that they helped anyone in the other tribes who fell behind from exhaustion. In order to be gatherers, they must have come last, so he suggests that the tribes travelled in a line, not a box. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can look at these ideas as models for how we imagine our own communities. In the first model, there is a recognition of the centrality of God and Torah and of our responsibility to play a role in staying connected to tradition. The second model reflects a desire to ensure that everyone is cared for and no one is left behind. 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