parshat Massei

The Sedra of Matot maps the route of Am Yisrael from Egypt to the threshold of Israel. There are 42 encampments along the way. I suggest that, like every other word in the Torah, they have cosmic, eternal significance.

The combination of these two sections of the Torah constitutes the question, as to whether there is a connection between these two Parshiot, or is it just a matter of calendar convenience that unites them is one Torah reading on this coming Sabbath.

Who can truly console us? Who can truly provide words and deeds of comfort? No mortal can truly comfort us, not even the greatest or wisest of men. Only Hashem our G-d can do so!

Delving into the most important verse in the entire Torah that establishes how the Hebrew nation is supposed to relate to the Land of Israel, found in this week’s Torah reading Masei.

A Shiur by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks about his teacher, Rabbi Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch ZT"L who has past away a few months ago.