Matot - Mas'ei
מַטּוֹת - מַסְעֵי
The Tribes / The Marches of [the Israelites]
Numbers 30:2–36:13
When Is Matot - Mas'ei Read?
/ 28 Tammuz 5784
/ 1 Av 5785
/ 26 Tammuz 5786
Summary
- Moses explains to the Israelites the laws concerning vows made by men and women. (30:2—17)
- Israel wages war against the Midianites. (31:1—18)
- The laws regarding the spoils of war are outlined. (31:19—54)
- The tribes of Reuben and Gad are granted permission to stay on the east bank of the Jordan River. (32:1—42)
- The itinerary of the Israelites through the wilderness from Egypt to Jordan is delineated. (33:1-49)
- Moses tells Israel to remove the current inhabitants of the land that God will give them and to destroy their gods. (33:50-56)
- The boundaries of the Land of Israel are defined, along with those of the Levitical cities and the cities of refuge. (34:1-35:15)
- God makes a precise distinction between murder and manslaughter. (35:16-34)
- The laws of inheritance as they apply to Israelite women are delineated. (36:1-13)
Ten Minutes of Torah: Matot - Mas'ei Commentary
The Ones Who Cross Over
By: Rabbi Leah R. Berkowitz
Our people are called by many names throughout the Tanach, but my personal favorite is one of the earliest: ivri, which means “Hebrew.”
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