Parshat Mattot begins with the verses (Bamidbar 30:2-3), “And Moshe spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Yisra᾽el, saying, “This is the matter which the Lord has commanded. If a man ...

Parashat Mattot records, inter alia, G-d’s command to Moshe to wage war: “Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying: Avenge the vengeance of the Children of Israel against the Midianites; afterward you will be ...

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Judaism Sidrah Mattot-Massei Sidrah Mattot-Massei “Every daughter from the tribes of the children of Israel who inherits property, shall marry a member of her father’s tribe” Numbers 36:8 July 12, ...

On Sunday night, my family went to the July 4th celebration at the Hollywood Bowl. The concert was by the LA Philharmonic, accompanied by Vince Gil, and concluded with fireworks. The music was ...

“Moses said to them: If you do this, if all your shock-troops go to battle… until the land has been subdued… then when you return here you shall be clear before the Eternal and before Israel; and this ...

This week’s Torah portion is a double portion. The reason we have double portions is so that during a Jewish leap year, when there are 13 months instead of 12, we can “unpack” the double portions so ...