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Parshas Matot-Masei: Tribes and Journeys. Read the post at: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-matot-masei-tribes-and-journeys The Torah learning and activity of a fetus in its mother's womb https://shulchanaruchharav.com/halacha/the-torah-learning-and-activity-of-a-fetus-in-its-mothers-womb/ To learn more about the Baal Shem Tov, we recommend Dr. Henry Abramson's entertaining and informative lecture. Who Was The Ba'al Shem Tov? Founder of Hasidism Jewish History Lecture Dr. Henry Abramson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjwJFC4wYPg This Torah portion includes warnings from the Almighty to safeguard Jewish culture by dispossessing the tribes currently inhabiting the land and destroying their idols and shrines. The Seven Nations of Canaan This is a comprehensive treatise on the biblical writings of this commandment. https://seforimblog.com/2015/07/the-seven-nations-of-canaan/ At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Brighteon Social: https://brighteon.social/@ProLifeCecily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
This week, the regular reading cycle includes a "double portion," Matot/Masei (Numbers 30:2 through the End of the Book) ========== More detail to be added later ================== The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SSM-8-2-24-Double-parsha-Matot-Masei-teaching-podcast-xx.mp3 "Matot/Masei: Real Authority - the Answer is 42 - and it's ALL too MUCH!" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WT-CooH-8-3-24-Double-parsha-Matot-Masei-Its-TOO-Much-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part teaching is here:
La Haftorá de esta semana es la segunda Haftorá que anuncia la inminente destrucción de Yerushalayim. En el capítulo 2 de Yirmiyahu, el Navi detalló el alcance de la infidelidad de las naciones que condujo a la Churban - destrucción. Los líderes, los Kohanim y el hombre común habían traicionado el amor de Dios. Mientras que la semana pasada el Profeta nos dejó con una visión del amor de Di-s por Sus hijos, esta semana sus palabras asaltan implacablemente nuestra conciencia.
In parashat Matot , we read about the war that the Jewish People waged against Midyan. A thousand people were chosen from each tribe to be the soldiers to fight the battle. Fighting in war was an important part of the Jewish People's being the Am Hashem . Later on in the parasha when Moshe thought that some of the tribes were trying to get out of fighting, he became very upset. As we know, Jewish wars are not won with strong soldiers, they are won by Hashem, as it says, "ה' איש מלחמה," and therefore, the people chosen to fight were the most righteous individuals who would have extra Siyata d'Shamaya . As well, Chazal tell us, when the Jews fought against Midyan, for each soldier that went out to battle, there needed to be a corresponding individual who would stay back to learn and pray on his behalf. It was a partnership. Some would go out to the battlefield, and some would stay back to fight on the spiritual front. Torah and tefila protect us. They are the real ammunition we need to do battle. We are far from being the strongest nation in the world, but luckily for us, we don't need physical might, because we have Hashem to fight our wars. In 1967, the millions of Jews living in Israel were in grave danger. The Egyptian leader Abdel Nasser began moving tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of tanks to the Sinai Peninsula towards Israel's southern border. Egypt also blockaded the Straits of Tiran, an international waterway, which was essentially a declaration of war. The people of Israel turned to the nations of the world, primarily the US, for assistance against this Egyptian aggression, but somehow all the Western countries chose to remain neutral. The Jewish People of Israel were left all alone to face the might of the Arab nations who were looking to obliterate them off the face of the earth. Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon all formed a military alliance and began moving forces into Jordan, towards Israel's border. When the other Arab countries realized that the world had abandoned Israel, they began openly calling for the destruction of Israel and the murder of millions of Jews. Military experts projected a loss of possibly 100,000 Jewish lives. They were digging mass graves in case the cemeteries ran out of space. On June 15, at 7:15 in the morning, the Israelis attempted a very daring mission. The risk was extraordinary. They dispatched almost their entire air force, flying at an unprecedented low altitude, less than 20 meters from the ground. Egypt had the most advanced ground to air missiles in the Middle East, and the Israeli planes were old and outdated. But like all other battles, we had Hashem on our side, as was so clear from the events which transpired after that. Precisely during that one hour that the air force went out, the most advanced Russian made jets that patrolled along the border between Egypt and Israel were grounded. Right at that time, the commanders of Egypt, Jordan and Iraq were flying together to observe the Egyptian forces invading Sinai, so they ordered all anti-aircraft units not to fire unless they were given a direct order, as long as they were still in flight. That is precisely when the Israeli Air Force struck. And by 7:45, all their planes were bombing the Egyptian airfields without even being detected. They knocked out half their fleet, and then they went to Cairo to finish off the job. They were outnumbered in soldiers, in planes and in tanks, but it didn't matter, because the battle was not fought with might, it was won by Hashem. Our main concern is our spirituality. Are we as pure as we are supposed to be? We are to provide the spiritual energy and then we'll see the fulfillment of the pasuk "ה' ילחם לכם ואתם תחרישון". Shabbat Shalom.
A special joint-parsha episode for the week of Matot-Masei: Agnes & Ezra in conversation about this week's double parsha (strangely, the first double parsha of the year this year). Really I think this was just a very difficult and upsetting Torah portion and we were both afraid to do it alone. This is a throwback to the first era of this podcast, when we had rambling conversations about the holidays and asked four questions. And our questions this time around are not even questions. They are just four topics that we were too busy/lazy/excited to turn into questions. They are four rooms in a little bungalow. Join us on an intimate walkthrough: Q1. Cities of asylum? Q2. Horrific war? Q3. Vows? Q4. The end of the book of Bamidbar? Also: this episode has noticeable technical flaws! Editing: weird. Timing: off, due to some delay issue. Sound: pretty low quality, Agnes's audio gets better after a rocky start but it's all pretty low-fi. What are we, professionals? Chazak Chazak, see you in the book of Deuteronomy babes. [Music by Ezra Furman & Sam Durkes in a little practice room in Los Angeles, February 7th, 2017.]
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Parsha Talk with Rabbis Eliot Malomet, Jeremy Kalmanofsku and Barry Chesler. Parashat Mattot-Mas'ai [Numbers 30:2-36:13], the double parashah which concludes the Book of Numbers, is the longest parashah in the Torah by the number of sentences and word. Because it is a double parashah it has, perhaps, a larger number of themes than usual. We spent most of our time discussing the curious request of the tribes of Reuven, Gad and half Menashe, who ask Moshe if they can stake their claim on the east side of the River Jordan, rather than in the land to its west. What does this say about the Zionist enterprise, if already at the beginning, part of the people chose to stay in the Diaspora? Feel free to leave comments below or at parshatalk@gmail.com. The conclusion of another book of the Torah in the annual synagogue reading, reminds us that people have been held hostage since we began the annual reading last Simchat Torah, October 7th in Israel. May the hostages be speedily returned to their homes; may the soldiers in the Israel Defense Force be removed from harm's way. Shabbat Shalom
Jacki Honig and Alex Friedman put the Chug back in "Chugmash" One last time this summer with Parshat Matot Masei.
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Parshot Matot - MaseiDe lezingen van de parshot Matot - Masei zijn: Numeri 30:1 – 36:13 en Jeremia 2:4-28, 3:4, 4:1-2 en Jesaja 1:1-2. In de uitleg van deze parshot zal gefocust worden op de derde aliyot; dit zijn Numeri 31:13-24 en Numeri 33:54 - 34:15. We lezen hier dat de Israëlieten wraak genomen hebben op de Midianieten, maar dat de vrouwen en kinderen daarbij gespaard werden. Dit maakt Mozes erg boos. Waarom wordt hij hier zo boos om? We zullen zien dat dit alles te maken heeft met de ban. Ook bekijken we wat Yeshua met de ban te maken heeft. Verder zullen we zien dat de ban ook op de Kanaänieten van toepassing was, maar niet op de buurlanden van Israël. We lezen zelfs een bijzonder actuele en positieve profetie voor Gaza. Dit en meer in het Leerhuis van deze week…!Support the Show.
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Matot-Masei | The Detailed Tax on the Spoils of Midian, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why were the spoils of the war with Midian divided in such an unusual manner? In Bamidbar 31, the Torah presents, in exact (and seemingly superfluous) detail, the spoils of the war against Midian, along with an exact accounting of the Divinely mandated levy placed upon the nation (2%) and the warriors (.2%) for their respective halves of the Midianite spoils. This detailed accounting, including some simple division, would seem to be unneeded and strains our general assumption of the Torah's avoidance of verbosity. Exploring the nature of this war, along with the double-edged vengeance - on behalf of God as well as on behalf of the people - we suggest an approach to understanding this "wordy" presentation that is instructive for generations. Source sheet >>
Ramban on the Torah | 53 | Matot-Masei, by Rav Eli Weber What is the place of Nedarim in Jewish life? What were Shevet Gad and Shevet Reuven asking for? What is the meaning of Yishuv Eretz Israel?
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Welcome to Covenant & Conversation essays, Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion, explores new ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week. You can find both the video and the full written article on Matot-Masei available to watch, read, print, and share, by visiting: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/matot/natural-or-supernatural/ A new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/matot/natural-or-supernatural/ For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks. The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was originally written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2011. With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.
This week, as we come to the end of the Book of Numbers, we're met with a double parsha - Parashat Matot-Masei, or tribes and journeys. Sivan ties the parashot to her new free booklet, To Be a Jew: Faith and Hope in Challenging Times, where she channels Rabbi Jonathan Sacks thought to seek answers to the challenging questions that Jews face today. How can we better comprehend our personal journeys amidst the noise of our day to day lives? How can we escape the minutia of the moment and connect to the bigger picture - of oneself, and of the Jewish people? Why does this have less to do with politics and more to do with hugs? Tune in to find out. Sivan Rahav-Meir is a leading Israeli journalist, media personality and Torah scholar. You can sign up for her The Daily Portion WhatsApp group, where Sivan sends small insights about Judaism and current affairs. Check out Liel's new book, How the Talmud Can Change Your Life: Surprisingly Modern Advice from a Very Old Book, available directly from the publisher, or wherever you purchase books. You can find all of Tablet's podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.
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What is the meaning of the word 'Matot' which means both tribes and staffs? Why was Aharon mourned so heavily? Why are all of the journeys that Jewish people took in the desert listed? All this and more in this week's Ponderings on the Parsha!
What happens when a collective seeks fulfillment outside the promised land? In this episode, Rabbi Tzvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Leon Morris delve into the intriguing narrative of the two and a half tribes—Reuven, Gad, and half of Menashe—who choose to … Read the rest The post Matot Masei 5784: Choosing the East first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Matot Masei 5784: Choosing the East at Elmad Online Learning.
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Recording Available Via Telephone Dial: (605) 475-4799 | Access ID: 840886# | Reference #: 585 In this week's parashah, Parashat Matot, Hashem commands Beneh Yisrael to wage war against, and annihilate, the nation of Midyan. We read that the men who went out to war killed the men of Midyan, but brought back the women as captives. The Torah then relates, ויקצף משה על פקודי החיל - Moshe was angry at the generals for this mistake. Rashi comments that since Moshe became angry, Hashem caused him to forget the halachot regarding the process of koshering the utensils which were brought from Midyan. The Saba of Kelm notes that Moshe's motives were purely לשם שמיים . Hashem had told him that he would die after the war was complete, and when Moshe saw that the job was not completed, he should have felt relieved and rejoiced, as his life was prolonged. Instead, he was troubled by the fact that Hashem's will was not fulfilled. And yet, despite his sincere intentions, he was punished. We learn from here Hashem never wants us to become angry, even when it comes to things which really matter, such as fulfilling His will. Let us imagine a person sitting in a study hall trying to learn Torah, and some people next to him are loudly chattering about idle matters. After twenty minutes of unsuccessfully trying to concentrate, the man is furious and shouts, "Can't you see I am trying to learn? Go talk somewhere else!" This man means well, and he sincerely desires to fulfill Hashem's will. But he fails to realize that Hashem's will is for him to control his temper and speak calmly and courteously. The Shomer Emunim tells the story of a certain Torah sage who asked his shamosh (personal assistant) to wake him very early the next morning, as he had a very important mitzvah to attend to. The shamosh overslept, and this Rabbi was unable to perform this vital mitzvah . Nevertheless, he remained perfectly calm, and did not become angry at the shamosh . He remarked afterward, "It could very well be that my ensuring not to get angry at the shamosh accomplished far more for me and gave Hashem greater satisfaction than that mitzvah would have." In our lives, too, it often happens that we set out to do something good but obstacles get in our way and do not allow us to achieve our goals. We need to realize that these obstacles are sent by Hashem to test us. If we react angrily and yell at people when we confront these obstacles, then we need to remind ourselves that we can accomplish more by overcoming our anger than we would have by performing the mitzvah which we were ultimately unable to perform. And if we are expected to remain calm when we are prevented from performing a mitzvah , then certainly we must restrain our anger when things go wrong in our mundane, worldly undertakings. If an order was not shipped, or if a worker did not do his job properly, then while giving constructive criticism is a reasonable form of hishtadlut (effort), anger and shouting reflects a lack of emunah . Every mishap is the will of Hashem, and it could be that the entire reason why the order was not shipped was to test the person and determine whether or not he will remain calm. If he is meant to earn that profit, then he will earn it through some other means. We must always maintain our composure, and understand that Hashem is in full control. Each time we are tested in this way - which could happen numerous times over the course of a single workday - and we restrain our anger and remain calm, we accomplish something very significant: we enhance our emunah , refine our characters, and bring great satisfaction to Hashem.
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Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. This series of Covenant & Conversation essays explores the theme of finding spirituality in the Torah, week by week, parsha by parsha. You can find the full written article on Matot-Masei available to read, print, and share, by visiting: https://www.rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/matot/complexity-human-rights/ The new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://www.rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/matot/complexity-human-rights/ For more articles, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks. The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks. This piece was originally written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2016. With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.
Ramban On The Torah | 06 | Matot-Masei, by Rav Eli Weber Sometimes the Ramban adds a comment that causes us to see a whole story in the Torah differently. The war with Midian is a good example of this. Same thing with Mosheh's "PTSD" with the request of the two tribes to live in Ever Hayarden. And, of course, the Ramban's great love for Eretz Yisrael.
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