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
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
The halachos of purifying vessels can be found in perek 31 of our sedra. The basic rule is that the purification process for any given vessel is the reversal of the way the vessel ..
Written by d fine
We are a nation famous for many things; for teaching monotheism to the world, surviving against natural odds, for being the only nation to have returned to our homeland ..
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Parashas Mattos/Masei – Know where you came from… This week we have the final sedra in the book of Bamidbar which also happens to be a double sedra, and the longest ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
There is a contradiciton between two psukim which are next to each other in our sedra! HaShem tells Moshe to ‘take the revenge OF BNEI ..
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After we already have beaten Midyan in war, we are given laws about kashering utensils. This paragraph receives an interesting intorduction; it starts with the words ..
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