Aliya Summary: The total for the Gershon family: 2,630. The Merari
family: 3,200. Thus the grand total of Levites eligible to transport the
Tabernacle and its vessels: 8,580.
LA'AVOD AVODAT
AVODA VA'AVODAT MASA... Note the four words in a row with the same root.
Rashi says the Avodat Avoda (kind of a strange phrase) refers to
playing musical instruments. As far as Avodat Masa is concerned - the
Gemara in Chulim comments that only when there is heavy manual labor
involved, then there is an age limit for the Leviyim (as was mentioned
above). And it seems that the age limit of 50 was only for the carrying.
In other words, a Levi was able to continue serving in the Mishkan
after 50, but only for SHIRA and SH'MIRA. (Yet the count was only for
Leviyim from 30-50. Interesting, no?)
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