He shall do whatever has come forth from his mouth. Pay attention to the laws selected to end the 4th sefer. Audio and essays parashat matot audio and essays parashat matot. Order now uk order now row, except uscanada out in the uscanada on 1st september 2020. After recounting the various stations of the journey, god told moses that when the israelites were to pass over the jordan into the land of canaan, they were to drive out all the inhabitants and to utterly destroy all traces of their culture and religion.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading to know torah the book of numbers. Jul 22, 2008 video del rabino alfredo goldschmidt, sobre guerras por motivo territorial o guerras por odio. You shall not shed blood in my land this reading contains the condensed genius of the historical innovation of ancient israel. It presents a challenge for clergy to carve out a sermon. Book of samuel, also involves a military challenge. The spiritual trauma of taking a life how the kosher practice of waiting between meat and dairy reminds us of moses discomfort with violence. The commentary to the words musabot shem in the daat mikra book of numbers cites a reference to ii samuel 8. Moses spoke to the heads of the israelite tribes, saying. Shabbat, erev shabbat parashat matotmasei, 27 tammuz 5770 july 9, 2010, 23 hebrew.
Parashat korach commentary 2 parashat korach commentary 2 korach. If a householder makes a vow to the eternal or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall not break his pledge. Who was this rabbi and why was such a suggestion given. Parashat matot with rashis commentary in hebrew and english. Moses conveys the laws governing the annulment of vows to the heads of the tribes of israel war is waged against midian for their role in plotting the moral destruction of israel, and the torah gives a detailed account of the war spoils and how they were allocated amongst the people, the warriors, the levites and the high priest. Vows and thou parashat matot and parashat masei keshet.
The first part of parashat matot deals with oaths and prohibitions, and the annulment thereof see matt. Person, series editor parashat matot study guide themes theme 1. Jul 16, 2015 join rabbi itzhak shapira and special guest rav y. Hebrew for journeys, the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah is the 43rd weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the 10th and last in the book of numbers. Jul 09, 2010 the midianites are moses unfinished business. Have a great week, watch this space for dvar torah on parshat masai, by michael zaroovabeli. In midrash ylamdeinu, a ninthcentury commentary, moses shares his struggle with hearing this news. Modern reading in the peshat of the torah and its ideas dr. The hebrew word neder, which is often translated vow in english bibles, though english really does not have an equivalent word, denotes a solemn declaration using the name of god to consecrate something to god and also, to do something in his service or honor. Modern reading in the peshat of the torah and its ideas kindle edition by chamiel, dr.
War is waged against midian for their role in plotting the moral destruction of israel, and the torah gives a detailed account of the war spoils and how they were allocated amongst the people, the warriors, the levites and the high priest the tribes of reuben and gad later joined by half of. This week the reading in the synagogues around the world is called, matot. Oaths and vows someone who makes a vow to gd, or makes an oath. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Why is the struggle to make israel a more just place especially relevant during this time. Parashat masei with rashis commentary in hebrew and english. The hebrew word neder, which is often translated vow in english bibles, though english really does not have an equivalent word, denotes a solemn declaration using the name of god to consecrate something to god and also, to do something. In his dvar torah this week, the chief rabbi reflects on rabbi zecharia ben avkulas role in the destruction of the temple rabbi zecharia ben avkulas was responsible for the destruction of our temple. Two of them originate in torah, specifically in parashat matot, one originates with our sages, in approximately 600 ce. Italki from congregation melech yisrael in canada for an unforgettable lesson from the weekly parasha and.
Its hard to imagine a writer who would dare to begin a book the way numbers opens with parashat bmidbar. U nderstanding the place of the book of numbers in the larger biblical narrative helps contextualize the material in parashat naso. The hufftorah is an overview of the torah reading of the week, which is found in the book of numbers 30. Matot parshah quiz family parshah matot parshah quiz take this quiz to see how well you know the parshah of matot.
Michael on the religious significance of shedding blood. Matot, mattot, mattoth, or matos hebrew for tribes, the fifth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah is the 42nd weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the ninth in the book of numbers. Read the full text of parshat matotmassei in interlinear hebrewenglish. In this weeks commentary to parashat matotmasei, rabbi mordechai goldberg explores what we are really talking about when we are talking about rebuilding the temple. Viezel, context, harmonization, and the uniqueness of the commentaries to the book of chronicles, jewish studies quarterly 22 2015, 1015. Parashat matot to annul patriarchy, one verse at a time by noach dzmura on saturday july 26, 2008 23 tammuz 5768 numbers 30. Jul 19, 2017 in this weeks commentary to parashat matotmasei, rabbi mordechai goldberg explores what we are really talking about when we are talking about rebuilding the temple. Learning to live with clergykillers korach is a fascinating torah portion because, as happens so often. In his dvar torah this week, the chief rabbi reflects on rabbi zecharia ben avkulas role in the destruction of the temple. It presents a challenge for clergy to carve out a sermon by mining for themes from this series of long technical lists. Parashat matot and parashat masei vows and thou reprinted from 2009 by jo ellen green kaiser on friday july 09, 2010 27 tammuz 5770 numbers 30. The ishbitzer on the power of purifying the imagination.
The first haftarah of oppression for parashat matot or parashat pinhas, and the haftarah read by sephardim for parashat shemot. Weekly torah readings parshah calendar 57795880 20182019. Jul 18, 2017 parashat matot masei, erev shabbat 21 july, 2017. I first encountered this book in my supplementary hebrew school at temple emanuel. Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of israel, saying, this is the word that god has commanded. Parashat bo commentary 2 parashat bo commentary 2 parshat bo this weeks parsha is one of the three or four torah portions most central to the jewish narrative. He knows that he is not going to lead the people into the promised land. A womens commentary to provide an overview of the parashah as. Then moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of israel, saying, this is the thing which the lord has commanded. Vanity of vanities, says kohelet, vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
When god begins speaking to jeremiah, he explains that he chose jeremiah to receive prophecy before the prophet was even born, while he was still being formed in his mothers womb. At the very beginning of parashat mattot, the topic of words and vows is addressed. Jul 17, 2009 parashat matot and parashat masei vows and thou reprinted from 2009 by jo ellen green kaiser on friday july 09, 2010 27 tammuz 5770 numbers 30. While moshes actual death is not recorded until the end of the book of devarim 34. Matot, mattot, mattoth, or matos is the 42nd weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the ninth in the book of numbers. Preorder here sacks has produced a work of extraordinary depth, beauty, urgency, and erudition. In this weeks parasha, moses speaks to the heads of the tribes matot about the laws governing vows neder and oaths shevua. A young woman saw a very unattractive scholar enter her fathers house and muttered, what a pity that such a beautiful mind is in such an ugly person.
Its a pleasure and a privilege to stand here today to share some thoughts with you as i prepare to move to boston, where two of my sons and both of my granddaughters live. This is the first time when god tells him his earthly mission with god is almost done. The tribes of reuven and gad request to dwell outside of the land of israel. Moses conveys the laws governing the annulment of vows to the heads of the tribes of israel. God tells moses exactly where each tribe will live. Welcome to the website of rabbi lord jonathan sacks.
Vows and obligations originally published at radical torah 2008. By philip flip rice moses spoke to the heads of the israelite tribes, saying. In masei, the tribes of reuven and gad promise to help out the other tribes while not living in the land of israel. In the portion matot, moses describes the laws of oaths. When a man voweth a vow unto the lord, or sweareth an oath. If a man makes a vow to god or swears an oath, he must not permit his word to remain unfulfilled. The parashah discusses the stations of the israelites journeys. Read the full text of parshat matot massei in interlinear hebrewenglish. This portion of the torah opens with a description of the methods by which certain types of oaths shavuah and vows neder may be annulled shaar ruach hakodesh, rectification 6 know that even though it is stated in the zohar that oaths occur in nukva of zeir anpin and vows in the supernal ima. And when a woman vows a vow to yhvh, and has bound a bond in the house of her father in her youth, and her father has heard her vow and her father has remained silent then all her vows shall stand. By rabbi mordechai goldberg the sages yerushalmi yoma 1. The word vanity occurs in the singular three times in this verse, and twice in the plural as the word vanities.
Indeed, because they were separated from their brothers, these three tribes were the first ones carried into captivity by the assyrians c. The year is 2488 and the 40 years in the desert are drawing to a close. Jul 18, 2017 when one persons piety caused a national disaster a lesson for the three weeks. Vengeance and war spoils, east and west of the jordan, tribalism, havens for inadvertent murderers, the daughters of tzelafchad and fortytwo journeys. This dvar torah is dedicated to the refuah shelaima of michal bat simcha, who is a baby in danger. The word mate means staff the same word is used for. Parashat chukat first relates the death of miriam 20. Go up since for each aliya, one person goes up to make a bracha blessing on the torah reading. The new book by rabbi lord jonathan sacks out on 12th march 2020.
The shabbos torah reading is divided into 7 sections. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading to know torah the book of. Later on, in the book of yehoshua, we read how the two and a half tribes erected a mizbeach altar on the east side of jordan, and this nearly caused a civil war among the israelites joshua 22. Vered hollandergoldfarb, conservative yeshiva faculty. If the prophets of the hebrew bible came back to guide liberal democracies and. Miriam and aharon have passed on, and yehoshua has been appointed as the successor. As the national jewish book awardwinning the torah. This double parasha that ends the book of bemidbar contains some topics that form a closure to events that started in earlier parashot, and others that are looking forward to the entry into the land of israel, just across the jordan river. In this weeks torah portion, moses describes the laws of oaths. Parashat matot torah kabbalah the bible five books of moses. Jul 22, 2011 parashat chukat first relates the death of miriam 20. When one persons piety caused a national disaster a lesson for the three weeks.
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