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7 years ago
Ourlandish
Referring to some of the consequences of sinning in Eretz Yisrael, the final pasuk of perek 35 reads ‘do not make the Land in which you dwell impure…’ This ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
Never forget where your coming from
As its name implies, Massei repeats the various journeys that Bnei Yisrael traversed in the desert. Why are these journeys repeated? Rashi (33:1) writes that this ..
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7 years ago
Parashas Pinchas – The Real Battle against the Midyanites
Parashas Pinchas – The Real Battle against the Midyanites This week’s sedra is bursting with detail starting with the aftermath of the incident which was described ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
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7 years ago
A Happy LOT!
Who is a wealthy person?” asks Ethics of our Fathers, and answers: “One who is happy with his portion.” This mishnah teaches that wealth derives ..
Written by Rafi Jager
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7 years ago
Processed Peace
This idea was taken from Orh Sameach site… Everyone wants peace. Every person wants to sit under his fig tree, secure that no one will come and take away his family ..
Written by Rafi Jager
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7 years ago
Has anyone seen Eliyahu Hanavi?
Anyone Seen Eliyahu Hanavi Lately? Last week I merited being in company with Eliyahu Hanavi! Actually many of us have the merit, it’s just that sometimes we do not realise ..
Written by Shaul Yonatan Tawil
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7 years ago
Pure as pure can be
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
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7 years ago
Branching out
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’ ..
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7 years ago
And then there was one
The Yom Tov of Shmini Atzeres makes an appearance at the very end of our sedra. Chazal tell us that HaShem instituted Shmini Atzeres because ..
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7 years ago
Peace of my mind
We are told that the result of Pinchas’s heroic act was that he was awarded with the Kehunah. What does the Kehunah have to do with what Pinchas did? One idea ..
Written by d fine
