Chatam Sofer on When We May Count Jews (24 Nisan)

חת"ם סופר קובץ תשובות סימן ח 24 Nisan 5598 (1838)

Chatam Sofer argues we can count Jews when necessary, but incur a plague where it's not, and connects that to who died in the desert.

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