Archive for the ‘ Matot ’ Category
Two tribes asked Moshe to grant them permission to remain on the east side of the Jordan and not to go into Israel proper. At first Moshe refused, but after they explained that they will settle their families and promised that they will go across the river with the rest of the Israelites to fight [ READ MORE ]
VAYICHTOV MOSHE ET MOTZE’HEM LEMASEHEM, “ Moses wrote their goings forth according to their journeys…” (Num. 33,2) This verse is found in the beginning of the Sidra. What follows is a list of all the stops made by the Israelites in the Wilderness on their way from Egypt to the Promised Land. Why was it [ READ MORE ]
The opening passage of this week’s Torah reading speaks about the obligation to fulfill one’s word when he makes a NEDER or a vow. The Torah disparages making vows. Chazal consider making vows as if one sins. On the other hand, when a vow is made then it is obligatory upon the person to fulfill [ READ MORE ]
Usually when Hashem instructed the Bnei Yisrael about a Mitzvah the Torah tells us He told it to Moshe and Moshe conveyed the information to Aharon and then to other leaders and finally to the people. In this week’s Sidra we are given the laws concerning keeping one’s word, his oath and his vows and [ READ MORE ]
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