Parshat Bamidbar discusses the commandment to count the Israelites, focusing on those eligible for the army. This count underscores the tension between collective and individual identities. The Torah uses the expression "number of names," signifying the importance of both the collective and the individual. The Torah teaches that true unity blends these aspects, with the collective gaining meaning through each individual's uniqueness. This concept is reflected in the principle of "generalization and specification" in scriptural interpretation, with hidden meanings in the numbers, explored through the gematria.

一個人怎能成為多國的父？就是保持其的獨特性。令人驚奇的是，特別是在亞伯拉罕行割禮的時候，亞伯拉罕被告知：他要成為多國的父。顯而易見，割禮使亞伯拉罕在身體和精神上與世界分別。因此，我們可以理解：如果我們想要影響世界，我們就必須保持獨特性和特殊性。猶太人的特殊性就是維護猶太人的自我認同，使我們成為“多國的父”，而不是通過融入世界文明而影響世界文明。律法書向我們揭示並顯明：只有回歸自我，才能給世界帶來祝福。