Under certain circumstances, a father has the ability to annul his daughter’s vows. This is described as that her father “heini” her [1]. The word “heini” ..
Written by Rabbi Danial Leeman
Pledges and vows are not to be taken lightly. “Do not profane your word” [1] we are instructed, since ‘it is profaning the holy’ [2]. But what exactly is so ‘holy’ ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
Written by Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits
“The Reuvenites and the Gadites had a very large number of cattle … and they said: We will build sheepfolds here (outside the land of Israel) for our cattle ..
Written by Howard Jackson
There’s an issue in downtown parshas Mattos (perek 32) which has bothered me for quite a while, and I’d like to try and unravel it this week. The Bnei Yisrael, ..
Written by d fine
“Lo Yachel Devaroi, K’Chol HaYotzai MiPicha Yaaseh”, do not profane your words; do as your mouth spoke. The torah tells us that we must keep our word and not violate ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
The title of our sedra is Mattos, and it refers to the tribes of Klal Yisrael (the pasuk itself is dealing with the heads of the tribes, but the word ‘mattos’ ..
Written by d fine
When the war with Midyan was over and Moshe found out that they did not kill the women he became angry with Elozar because the women were the ones ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose