Bamidbar

"הקרב את מטה לוי והעמדת אתו לפני אהרן הכהן ושרתו אתו. ושמרו את משמרתו ואת משמרת כל העדה לפני אהל מועד לעבד את עבדת המשכן." “Bring near the Tribe of Levi, and place them before Aharon the Kohen, and they shall serve him.  And they shall guard his charge, and the charge of the entire…

In this week's parsha we learn about the special role of the Leviim, who served as the caretakers of the Mishkan and the assistants of the Kohanim in their service.  The unique status of the Leviim was emphasized by the separate census that was taken of their Tribe alone.  The rest of the Jewish people…