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A Shiur by Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed for the weekly Torah reading of "Matot- Masei"
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The Personal Interest in Advancing the Jewish Nation
Explaining why G-d commanded Moshe to take vengeance against the Midianites and not the Moabites - the act of one woman who chose to advance the Jewish People's mission over her own physical and financial comfort. -
Conflict Resolution
One of the hardest tasks of any leader – from Prime Ministers to parents – is conflict resolution. Yet it is also the most vital. Where there is leadership, there is long-term cohesiveness within the group, whatever the short-term problems. -
My Vows I Shall Fulfill
Can performing a mitzvah become a liability? What does it mean that I am doing something “bli neder”? “My friend Billy Nader says bli neder on almost everything. Is this being too frum?” -
Coincidence or Intentional
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. -
Yirmiyahu Comforts Too
Most of the p’sukim in the early sections of Sefer Yirmiyahu, which make up the first two haftarot of the Three Weeks, consist of rebuke and prophecies of doom. Yet, they also contain sections of Nechama. -
To Speak or Not to Speak
Weekly Shiur by Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed for the weekly portions "Matot-Masei".
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