Chasidut su Cantico dei cantici 7:5
צַוָּארֵ֖ךְ כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל הַשֵּׁ֑ן עֵינַ֜יִךְ בְּרֵכ֣וֹת בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן עַל־שַׁ֙עַר֙ בַּת־רַבִּ֔ים אַפֵּךְ֙ כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן צוֹפֶ֖ה פְּנֵ֥י דַמָּֽשֶׂק׃
Il tuo collo è come una torre d'avorio; I tuoi occhi come le pozze di Heshbon, vicino al cancello di Bath-Rabbim; Il tuo naso è come la torre del Libano che guarda verso Damasco.
Kedushat Levi
An alternate interpretation of the unusual line: אלה פקודי המשכן משכן העדות אשר פקד משה על פי ה' וגו'. According to a statement in Taanit 8 blessings do not take hold on matters that are subject to being weighed measured or counted. This poses a problem with respect to the Tabernacle, as its components were subject to being numbered, weighed and measured. In spite of this principle, blessings most certainly were manifest in the process of the construction of the Tabernacle, and its operation without known mishaps for hundreds of years. Scriptural proof for the fact that the Tabernacle was indeed blessed is furnished by Song of Songs 7,5 where we read: עיניך ברכות בחשבון ,”your eyes are like the pools in Cheshbon,” which, according to Rashi, is to be understood as “your wise men are preoccupied with the calendar and how to adjust it to allow for seasonal factors.” The root of the word עין, “eye,” is the evil use that can be made by one’s eyes, the prime example being the prophet Bileam who would ruin anything that he set his eye on. (Compare Zohar I 68) The reason that this is so is that an evil person tries constantly to disrupt other people’s connection to their divine roots which are the source of their being alive. The harm befalling items subject to measuring, weighing or counting, is the result of the evil person’s overpowering desire to acquire for his personal advantage anything that his eye desires. The above quoted verse from Song of Songs teaches that the leaders of the Jewish people, the “eyes” of the community, as well as their undertakings, were blessed, ברכות, even in matters involving counting, weighing and measuring, בחשבון. The reason why this is so, is that the average Jew, whenever he contemplates a new phenomenon that he sees with his eyes, automatically relates it to its source, the Creator. When a Jew encounters phenomena he was not aware of, his respect and awe for the Creator of such phenomena is enhanced beyond what it had been previously. The word ברכות in Song of Songs can have two meanings, one of which is “fountains,” sources of water, “life.” The message of our verse is that seeing that the materials for the Tabernacle were counted not once but repeatedly and still clearly the blessing continued to rest on it, it is proof that this was due to Moses having done the counting, i.e. having given the instructions. His constant close attachment to the Divine prevented any negative vibes normally associated with counting, measuring and weighing from harming the Tabernacle.
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