“Parshat Mas’ei” by Rabbi Moshe D. Lichtman
BESIDES ALL ELSE, IT’S A MITZVAH For the past 300 (or so) pages, we have discussed many aspects of the special qualities of Eretz Yisrael. Quoting Scriptures, Midrashim, Gemarot, Rishonim and Acharonim, we have demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that a Jew’s...
“Parshat Matot” by Rabbi Moshe D. Lichtman
LET’S GET OUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT The Children of Reuven and the Children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock… They said to Moshe and Elazar… Let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not bring us across the Jordan. (32:1-5)...
Parshat Matot-Massei: “From Dependence to Independence” by Rabbi Haim Sabato
In the previous parshiyot we can see that there is an emphasis on the transition of the nation from the desert to the Land of Israel. This transition is also seen in the change of style of leadership-from a complete dependence on Moshe to the elders of the tribes- and...