Almost every single year in Chutz La’Aretz, we read Parshas Bamidbar before the Yom Tov of Shavuos.  And I saw and idea this week that made me think that the connection between the two is more than just a calendaric coincidence.   The parsha begins with a census of Am Yisrael, and the Ramban is perplexed:  What was the purpose of counting Am Yisrael?  Yes, they were setting up the camp and needed to know where each shevet would camp, but if that were true, it would be enough to make sure…