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MATTOT - MASAI 5759
PARSHA SUMMARYMattot- Masai Keeping & annulling vows... Avenging the midianites... The Reubenites and Gadites seek land for their cattle... The Torah lists the 42 Journeys the Israelite nation wandered in the desert from Egypt to the Jordan....
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REPEAT VISITProspecting for Souls amid the Gold Mines Practically before their feet hit the dusty ground the Wolffs were off and running. In their first weeks here they were already welcoming close to 100 people at Shabbat services, and hosting some 40 people in their new home for Shabbat meals.  
CHILDRENThe Clock The innkeeper called his wife, saying she would know better what to choose. She looked at the Rabbi’s festive Shabbos robe and said to her husband: "This is hardly a garment for a villager like you to wear. But this clock, if it works and keeps time, could be useful in helping me to know when to milk the cows each day at the regular times." |
INSIGHTTowards The Land The exodus from the physical Egypt was indeed a liberation, but only relative to the previous slavery. In terms of our ultimate goal it was not yet the true and full freedom. Every one of the 42 journeys represented an additional progress, a liberating ascent relative to the preceding stage. In terms of the final and highest level to be achieved, however, it remained a form of Mitzrayim. Last week's selection | |
