Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik
Congregacion Kol Shearith Israel
Nahshon ben Amminadab’s résumé is impressive. It can be located second only to that of the distinguished characters from the generation that left Egypt: Moses, Aaron and Miriam.
Let us look at what the Torah tells us about him. He was Aaron’s brother in law, the brother of his wife Elisheva (Ex. 6:23), and Nasi – prince of the tribe of Judah, the largest of the tribes of Israel (74,600 men over the age of 20 according to Num. 2:3-4).
He was the first to present an offering in the inauguration of the Mishkan, as our Parashah relates (Num. 7:12-17), as well as the first one to begin the march through the desert (Num. 10:14).