The Torah dedicates more than twenty pesukim to describing the distribution of the booty taken from Midyan. It goes on to list the number of sheep and cattle, relating the manner in which they were divided. Why is this entire activity eternalized in the Torah for posterity? Is there a special message to be gleaned from here? Horav Elchanan Sorotzkin z.l. explains that the Torah seeks to emphasize the importance of each member of the Jewish army, therefore it stresses those individuals who actually engage the enemy in battle, as well as those who stay behind. The latter contribute their…
