Parshiyos Matos Massei
Rabbi Barak Kochavi Shlita opened up
his discourse with the definition of the Hebrew word. Mateh of staff or Sheves
or tribe or Shepherd’s staff. The Sheves is fresher wood that is greener and
more pliable but the Mateh is older, drier and the drier wood is stronger and
more hardened with time.
The Bnei Yisrael were free now for
close to forty years in Matos towards the end of their journey ready to enter
Eretz Yisrael after a few battles and victories against powerful kings from
Arab, Sihon and Og.
30:2 And
Moses spoke unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying:
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded. 3 When a man vows a vow unto the
LORD, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his
word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
The brain of a male works on logic and very
little on temperament or emotion so it is assumed the general rule that the vow
or swearing is binding.
4 Also when a woman vows a vow unto
the LORD, and binds herself by a bond, being in her father's house, in her
youth, 5 and her father hears her vow, or
her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father holds his peace at
her, then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her
soul shall stand.
A woman on the other hand, can make a vow out of
emotion. My grandmother once talked with somebody whom my mother disliked and
justifiable. My mother swore that she would never let my grandmother return to
visit our bungalow. I immediately told her that she did not mean it and
unspoken was the fact that dad would not like it if he heard about it. Mom
calmed down and Nanny did return. This is just a simple and true example of a
swearing that was made on emotion.
6 But if her father disallow her in
the day that he hears, none of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath
bound her soul, shall stand; and the LORD will forgive her, because her father
disallowed her. 7 And if she be married
to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the clear utterance of her lips,
wherewith she hath bound her soul; 8 and
her husband hear it, whatsoever day it be that he hears it, and hold his peace
at her; then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she hath bound her
soul shall stand. 9 But if her husband
disallow her in the day that he hears it, then he shall make void her vow which
is upon her, and the clear utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her
soul; and the LORD will forgive her.
The husband can annul the vow but in the true
case above it was better for Shalom Beis that dad never found out and I told
mom sort of in dad’s name that she did not mean it.
10 But the vow of a widow, or of
her that is divorced, even everything wherewith she has bound her soul, shall
stand against her. 11 And if a woman
vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath, 12 and her husband heard it, and held his peace at her,
and disallowed her not, then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith
she bound her soul shall stand. 13 But if
her husband make them null and void in the day thaTt he hears them, then
whatsoever proceeded out of her lips, whether it were her vows, or the bond of
her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD will
forgive her. 14 Every vow, and every
binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may let it stand, or her husband
may make it void. 15 But if her husband
altogether hold his peace at her from day to day, then he causes all her vows
to stand, or all her bonds, which are upon her; he hath let them stand, because
he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.
This is a matter of peace at home and not the rights of women. For
if a woman vows not to have relations with her husband and he lets the vow
stick, he must divorce her within 30 days. [Not advised to try this with the
Israeli Beis Din to speed up a divorce – they have their time and place and
their own understanding of Halachos that existed for thousands of years.]
31:1 And the
LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 'Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites; afterward shalt thou
be gathered unto thy people.' 3 And Moses
spoke unto the people, saying: 'Arm ye men from among you for the war, that
they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD'S vengeance on Midian.
This is to avenge the deaths of the 24,000 men of
the tribe of Shimon.
4 Of every tribe a thousand,
throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.'
Midian was broken up to different tribes all over
the area. This tribe was relatively small in numbers and most likely 12,000
soldiers was over-kill.
5 So there were delivered, out of
the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for
war. 6 And Moses sent them, a thousand of
every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to
the war, with the holy vessels and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand. 7 And they warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded
Moses; and they slew every male. 8 And
they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and
Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian; Balaam also the son of Beor
they slew with the sword.
In Parsha Balak, he returned home. However, when
he heard that 24,000 of Israeli died with his advice, he returned to get his
reward.
9 And the children of Israel took
captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and
all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey.
According to the conventions of war at that time,
men could be killed and woman and children were captured.
10 And all their cities in the
places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire. 11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both
of man and of beast. 12 And they brought
the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the
priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp,
unto the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.
They were happy with their captured women,
children and animals.
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the
priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them
without the camp. 14 And Moses was wroth
with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of
hundreds, who came from the service of the war. 15 And Moses said unto them: 'Have ye saved all the
women alive?
Moshe rebukes them.
16 Behold, these caused the
children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to revolt so as to break
faith with the LORD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the
congregation of the LORD. 17 Now
therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath
known man by lying with him.
Because the women of Midian were steeped in lust,
only virgins could be kept alive.
18 But all the women children, that
have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. 19 And encamp ye without the camp seven days; whosoever
hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves
on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives. 20 And as to every garment, and all that is made of
skin, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood, ye shall
purify.'
Purification of coming in contact with a dead
body. This includes the captives. The female virgins according to the commentaries
were girls under the age of three.
21 And Eleazar the priest said unto
the men of war that went to the battle: 'This is the statute of the law which
the LORD hath commanded Moses: 22 Howbeit
the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23 every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make to
go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified
with the water of sprinkling; and all that abides not the fire ye shall make to
go through the water. 24 And ye shall
wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye
may come into the camp.'
From here we learn the koshering of untensils.
25 And the LORD spoke unto Moses,
saying: 26 'Take the sum of the prey that
was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the
heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation; 27 and divide the prey into two parts: between the men
skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation; 28 and levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war
that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of
the beeves, and of the asses, and of the flocks; …50 And we have brought the LORD'S offering, what every
man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet-rings,
ear-rings, and girdles, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD.' 51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of
them, even all wrought jewels. 52 And all
the gold of the gift that they set apart for the LORD, of the captains of
thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred
and fifty shekel.
The men that participated in the battle gained
their spoils and half went to the public treasury of the Mishkan.
53 For the men of war had taken
booty, every man for himself.-- 54 And
Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of
hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the
children of Israel before the LORD.
32:1 1 Now the children of
Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle; and when
they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was
a place for cattle, 2 the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and
spoke unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the
congregation, saying: 3 'Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and
Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon, 4 the land which the LORD
smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants
have cattle.' 5 And they said: 'If we have found favor in thy sight, let this
land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the
Jordan.' 6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of
Reuben: 'Shall your brethren go to the war, and shall ye sit here? Moshe was worried about the tribes abandoning not only the land promised them but also their brethren. However, we shall see that in the future the Golan and throughout Syria and perhaps all of Yarden and Lebanon shall be ours – even though in our myopic sight and political circumstances of today we cannot practically imagine this now.
7 And wherefore will ye turn away the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? 8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they turned away the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them. 10 And the LORD'S anger was kindled in that day, and He swore, saying: 11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed Me; 12 save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have wholly followed the LORD. …16 And they came near unto him, and said: 'We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones; 17 but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
We are a different generation of men. We were born free and do not have the fear of the slave mentality.
18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance. 19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.'
Reuven, Gad and half of Menashe will lead the battle for Eretz Yisrael. They are not afraid.
I do want to mention a phenomenon that exists today that will explain something that will occur this Nov. The large cities where most of the Jews live have been taken over in the States by various anarchists and thugs. People who years before would have expressed their support for a right wing candidate are silent. They get phone calls from somebody. They do not know if it is from a pollster or a threat. They do not participate in the poll. They do not wear political hats and buttons because they have fear of the thugs that are controlling the towns without police support. The result is a big surprise for the thugs and the wicked depending on their intimidation.
20 And Moses said unto them: 'If ye will do this thing: if ye will arm yourselves to go before the LORD to the war, … 28 So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel. 29 And Moses said unto them: 'If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man that is armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you, then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession; 30 but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.' 31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying: 'As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do. 32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.'
… 33:1 1 These are the stages of the children of Israel, by which they went forth out of the land of Egypt by their hosts under the hand of Moses and Aaron. 2 And Moses wrote their goings forth, stage by stage, by the commandment of the LORD; and these are their stages at their goings forth. 3 And they journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the Passover the children of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians, 4 while the Egyptians were burying them that the LORD had smitten among them, even all their first-born; upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments. 5 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth. 6 And they journeyed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness. 7 And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon; and they pitched before Migdol.
All these stops were made in the first week of escaping Mitzrayim.
8 And they journeyed from
Penehahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness; and
they went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
9 And they journeyed from Marah, and came
unto Elim; and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten
palm-trees; and they pitched there. 10
And they journeyed from Elim, and pitched by the Red Sea. 11 And they journeyed from the Red Sea, and pitched in
the wilderness of Sin. 12 And they
journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, and pitched in Dophkah. 13 And they journeyed from Dophkah, and pitched in
Alush. 14 And they journeyed from Alush,
and pitched in Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink. 15 And they journeyed from Rephidim, and pitched in the
wilderness of Sinai.
These stops occurred until the first
Chag Shavuos and Matan Torah with the Asera Dibros.
16 And they journeyed from the
wilderness of Sinai, and pitched in Kibroth-hattaavah. 17 And they journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and
pitched in Hazeroth. 18 And they
journeyed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah. 19 And they journeyed from Rithmah, and pitched in
Rimmon-perez. 20 And they journeyed from
Rimmon-perez, and pitched in Libnah. 21
And they journeyed from Libnah, and pitched in Rissah. 22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in
Kehelah. 23 And they journeyed from
Kehelah, and pitched in mount Shepher. 24
And they journeyed from mount Shepher, and pitched in Haradah. 25 And they journeyed from Haradah, and pitched in
Makheloth. 26 And they journeyed from
Makheloth, and pitched in Tahath. 27 And
they journeyed from Tahath, and pitched in Terah. 28 And they journeyed from Terah, and pitched in
Mithkah. 29 And they journeyed from
Mithkah, and pitched in Hashmonah. 30 And
they journeyed from Hashmonah, and pitched in Moseroth. 31 And they journeyed from Moseroth, and pitched in
Bene-jaakan. 32 And they journeyed from
Bene-jaakan, and pitched in Hor-haggidgad. 33 And they journeyed from Hor-haggidgad, and pitched in Jotbah. 34 And they journeyed from Jotbah, and pitched in
Abronah. 35 And they journeyed from
Abronah, and pitched in Ezion-geber. 36
And they journeyed from Ezion-geber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin--the
same is Kadesh.
The time period here is 39 years
wondering around in the wilderness.
37 And they journeyed from Kadesh,
and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.-- 38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the
commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the
children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on
the first day of the month. 39 And Aaron
was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
Upon Aaron’s death, the cloud of honor
left the camp of Bnei Yisrael was exposed to the elements. The Amalek in Arad
thought that it was a good time to attack.
40 And the Canaanite, the king of
Arad, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the
children of Israel.-- 41 And they
journeyed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah. 42 And they journeyed from Zalmonah, and pitched in
Punon. 43 And they journeyed from Punon,
and pitched in Oboth. 44 And they
journeyed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarim, in the border of Moab. 45 And they journeyed from Ijim, and pitched in
Dibon-gad. 46 And they journeyed from
Dibon-gad, and pitched in Almon-diblathaim. 47 And they journeyed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains
of Abarim, in front of Nebo. 48 And they
journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by
the Jordan at Jericho. 49 And they
pitched by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains
of Moab.
At this point, the list of the stops of
the journey are finished and we are posed to enter the land.
34:1 And the LORD spoke unto
Moses, saying: 2 'Command the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye
come into the land of Canaan, this shall be the land that shall fall unto you
for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to the borders thereof.
The western area is the sea. The southern
area is the brook in Egypt that could be the tributary of the Nile or Nahal El
Arish. ,
3 Thus your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin close
by the side of Edom, and your south border shall begin at the end of the Salt
Sea eastward; 4 and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of
Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out thereof shall be southward
of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar-addar, and pass along to
Azmon; 5 and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the Brook of Egypt,
and the goings out thereof shall be at the Sea. 6 And for the western border,
ye shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your west border. 7 And
this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea ye shall mark out your line
unto mount Hor; 8 from mount Hor ye shall mark out a line unto the entrance to
Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad; 9 and the border
shall go forth to Ziphron, and the goings out thereof shall be at Hazar-enan;
this shall be your north border. 10 And ye shall mark out your line for the
east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham; 11 and the border shall go down from
Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and
shall strike upon the slope of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
This would be the foot of the Golan
Heights and the land conquered already and the land where they are on the other
side of the Yarden and Dead Sea that they have conquered.
12 and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out
thereof shall be at the Salt Sea; this shall be your land according to the
borders thereof round about.' 13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel,
saying: 'This is the land wherein ye shall receive inheritance by lot, which
the LORD hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe; 14
for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and
the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have
received, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance; 15
the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the
Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sun-rising.'
Since this area was conquered it became
an extension of Eretz Yisrael. No mention is made here of the great river Euphrates.
16 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 17 'These are the names
of the men that shall take possession of the land for you: Eleazar the priest,
and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to
take possession of the land. 19 And these are the names of the men: of the
tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Yephunneh.
All three men had their various merits.
Very few were left of the tribe of Shimon. However, who was left did not commit
any sins because of Baal Peor and were considered righteous. The same with the
remaining leaders.
20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of
Ammihud. 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 22 And of the
tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli. 23 Of the
children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel
the son of Ephod; 24 and of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince,
Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. 25 And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a
prince, Eli-zaphan the son of Parnach. 26 And of the tribe of the children of
Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan. 27 And of the tribe of the
children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. 28 And of the tribe of
the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud. 29 These are
they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of
Israel in the land of Canaan.'
These Princes of the Tribes would lead
them into conquering and then dividing the land into families. It would not be
an easy task. For conquering the enemy is one thing. But dividing the land
fairly among brothers is a very delicate and difficult task.
35:1 1 And the LORD spoke
unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying: 2 'Command
the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of
their possession cities to dwell in; and open land round about the cities shall
ye give unto the Levites. 3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their
open land shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their
beasts. 4 And the open land about the cities, which ye shall give unto the
Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round
about. 5 And ye shall measure without the city for the east side two thousand
cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two
thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in
the midst. This shall be to them the open land about the cities. … 10 'Speak
unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye pass over the Jordan
into the land of Canaan, 11 then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of
refuge for you, that the manslayer that kills any person through error may flee
thither. 12 And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that
the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.
There were three cities set up on each
side of the Yarden. This was for an accidental homicide. In modern times, this
could be hitting a patch of ice or a pot hole and losing control of one’s car,
a tire blowout or one’s brake cable cut by an object on the road that causes
one to lose control. This is more than just the man falling off a ladder or a
scaffolding on to somebody and killing him, etc. However, not taking care of
one’s brakes or tires when needed to change is a danger that does not deserve
accidental manslaughter.
13 And as to the cities which ye shall give, there shall be for
you six cities of refuge. 14 Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and
three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of
refuge. … 16 But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died,
he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. 17 And if he smote
him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a
murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. 18 Or if he smote him with
a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a
murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. 19 The avenger of blood
shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to
death. … 32 And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of
refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the
priest.
Only when the Cohain Gadol dies, can
the manslaughterer return from exile. For he should have prayed not to have any
bad occurrence happen to him and others near him.
33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are; for blood, it
pollutes the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that
is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. 34 And thou shalt not
defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD
dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.'
Eretz Yisrael is not like other lands.
It has holiness of its own and will vomit from the land wickedness as it did to
the Bnei Canaan and the people sinning in the first and second Temples.
36:1 1 And the heads of the fathers' houses of the family of
the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families
of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spoke before Moses, and before the
princes, the heads of the fathers' houses of the children of Israel; 2 and they said: 'The LORD commanded my lord to give
the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel; and my lord was
commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto
his daughters. 3 And if they be married
to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then will
their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will
be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong; so will
it be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.
The daughters of Zelophehad married
within their tribe and since they received portions of first born sons and
their own portions those that married them sired families on very large parcels
of land.
4 And when the jubilee of the
children of Israel shall be, then will their inheritance be added unto the
inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong; so will their inheritance
be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.'
Had the first and second Temples not been
destroyed, the portions of land would have remained within the family forever but
alas it is lost to us and we only have portions here and there and mostly in
cities today.
5 And Moses commanded the children
of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying: 'The tribe of the sons of
Joseph speaks right. 6 This is the thing
which the LORD hath commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying:
Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of the tribe
of their father shall they be married. 7
So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe;
for the children of Israel shall cleave everyone to the inheritance of the tribe
of his fathers. 8 And every daughter,
that possess an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be
wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of
Israel may possess every man the inheritance of his fathers. 9 So shall no inheritance remove from one tribe to
another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall cleave each one
to its own inheritance.' 10 Even as the
LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad. 11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah,
the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons. 12 They were married into the families of the sons of
Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the
family of their father.
The initial portioning was done on the two and a
half tribes in the days of Moshe by lot and it went very peacefully.
13 These are the commandments and
the ordinances, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children
of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
Chazak – Chazak v’ nit Chazak
This Shabbos we have Birchas HaChodesh for the
month of Av.
1) The Molad for Av is on Monday, July 20
at 1:10PM and 15 Chalakim Yerushalayim time.
2) Tisha B'Av is on Thursday, July 30 and the
fast begins Wednesday, July 29.
Mrs. Hollander’s Opus – An MS Sufferer’s
Legacy of Optimism and Faith by Judy Gruen
Despite her degenerative and
debilitating condition, she inspired a whole community.
Bari
Weiss and the New York Times By Rabbi Benjamin Blech
The
Paper has lost its “deepest responsibility to get readers to think”.
My Son’s Pandemic Bar Mitzvah by Dr.
Yvette Alt Miller
As my son prepares for a smaller
Celebration, his siblings help him cope with disappointment.
1. Becoming a bar mitzvah: no party required
2. Life-long skills
3. Smaller celebrations at home
4. Counting our blessings
5. Humor helps
6. “Come to Israel!”
A personal Mazel Tov for Rabbi Rachamim
Pauli and Rabbi Shlomo Mimran.
After years of learning together some sections of the Shulchan Aruch a few
times, we finally managed to complete the Eben HaEzer Section. We are starting
on Yeah Deah and of course have to review again sections that we learned for
ordination and family purity as one forgets. With the help of HASHEM if we both
live long enough we will complete this section and others too. We are
continuing in our review of the laws of Shabbos as that is the most practical
for us weekly.
Tribute to Spanish Diplomat who saved 5,000
Hungarian Jews. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283386
Former Yeshiva Student bids to buy El Al. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283387
As the unemployment situation worsens and the
Charedim who voted for Netanyahu in lockdown, the Likud drops to 33 mandates in
a new poll. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283422
Revolutionary blood treatment for cancer patients
in Sheba Hospital. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283420
Oldest Jewish Graves in Europe Vandalized. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/dozens-of-graves-in-europes-oldest-jewish-cemetery-vandalized-desecrated-634852
Knesset still no aid for businesses. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/6F6XPJY5D
Gyms and pools to reopen. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/QUSH4U0E9
Israel becomes the largest importer of Cannabis. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283470
Double Std. for Charedim. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283560
Netanyahu planning Nov. Election. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283707
Great galaxy wall discovered over the South Pole. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283619
Inyanay Diyoma
IDF succeeded in infiltrating Hamas leadership. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283375
It is not a surprise to hear on Friday night or
Shabbos afternoon fireworks from Arab Weddings in one or more villages. But
Shabbos morning was so many popping explosions that it brought me back to the
border with Southern Lebanon 1977. Hours of non-stop explosions close by and
all the way up towards Beit Horon, Beit Sera. I only hope that these explosions
were not armed struggle practice as it sounded more like weapons firing. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283384
Another explosion in Iran this time private home.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283384
Herd immunity achieved in Williamsburg Brooklyn. https://www.wnd.com/2020/07/4835699/
Damage to Centrifuge huge. https://www.debka.com/damage-to-natanz-centrifuge-production-may-be-irreparable/
Consequences from Iranian Blast. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283365
Charedim should leave coalition. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283361
Israel ranked 3rd in the number of Covid
infections classified in/with Europe. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283371
Sino-Israeli relations need review. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/Skcqk0Hyv
Lebanese economy falls apart $ in demand. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/HyEBvDXkD
NFL Steelers Banner Jews are a minority too. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283328
Expecting larger Aliyah soon. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283341
Police are violent towards Charedim. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283390
Plan to bring French Jewry to Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283394
Iranian Government wobbly. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r13SiaZyw
Israel detains many protestors. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rJpkTfO1P
Virus tests thrown away due to overload. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/S1h9Km00yw
There are two Hebrew Words for Wise Guy one is
Yiddish-Hebrew Uber Chacham and the other is modern Hebrew Chachmolog. That is
what happened with the Israeli Government, Arabs and Charedim. Like good
citizens, they got tested for Covid19 and only their areas ended up in
lockdown. Guess what? They are staying at home and not being tested positive or
negative. So the Arabs and the Charedim will spread the virus but will not be
in lockdown. The statistics and active patients will be all off. Brilliant
leaders and they may leave Netanyahu’s coalition and make a government with
Bennett and Ganz. Mismanagement! Death toll rises to 362. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283397
Hospital Dr. says avoid the Shin Bet Quarantine
leave your phone at home. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283418
Netanyahu rebukes Labor Minister who tells the
truth about the economic bailout for independent people. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283410
PLO imposes a stronger curfew. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/BJfVr0OJv
CBS Poll Biden gaining on Trump. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283436
Florida has over 15,000 cases in one day as with
schools out and no compulsive masks, cases rise. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283434
Iranian-Chinese Economic Partnership. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283433
Revolutionary blood treatment for cancer patients
in Sheba Hospital. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283420
Israeli Intelligence and the war in Iran. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283429
Ed-Op Caroline Glick must help diaspora. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283419
Too many concessions in US Plan. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283424
New wing of IAF. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283413
Munich Chief Rabbi attacked. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283308
Lebanese Christians against Hezballah. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ryZOTtd1P
Netanyahu needs to show leadership. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283482
Couple dies a week apart from Covid. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283462
Iranian Militia seizes assets of Yemenites. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283474
Explosion on US Navy Ship. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283431
Hezballah has 28 production sites for missiles that
can hit all of Israel. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/H1JiRf9Jw
Corona in the IDF triples in 9 days. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283519
Sweden funds anti-Israel Org. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/Hy11KSg9yD
Soldier wounded in training accident. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283497
Syrians murderers in Germany. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283518
NYPD looking for antisemitic attackers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283507
Iranian-Sino Deal more details. https://www.debka.com/unlikely-iranian-bedfellows-foster-secret-25-year-deal-with-china/
Ed-Op Time to reassess Israeli-Sino relations. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/Skcqk0Hyv
Trump not interested in deal with China after Hong
Kong, Virus and possibly Iran. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283581
Fox calls it Hong Kong. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-signs-executive-order-to-hold-china-accountable-for-actions-against-hong-kong
Hong Kong refugee Dr. speaks out. https://www.foxnews.com/media/li-meng-yan-virologist-china-coronavirus-coverup
Corona cases rise but no results of measures taken
two weeks ago. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283575
Orthodox Rapper with Corona. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283572
Anti-Netanyahu riots in Yerushalayim 50 arrested. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283576
Ed-Op Hannity Biden will radically change the USA. https://www.foxnews.com/media/hannity-biden-trump-2020-election-aoc
Jeff Sessions loses AL primary. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tubverville-defeats-sessions-alabama-gop-senate-runoff
NYPD calls out Mayor. https://www.foxnews.com/media/pat-lynch-nypd-de-blasio-crime-violence
Ed-Op Vered a nation of liars. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkoZkv3Jw
Iran: 7 ships burn in port. https://www.debka.com/at-least-7-iranian-ships-in-flames-at-bushehr-port-new-us-warning/
Trying to avoid lockdown. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/O21WL0CJD
Analysis of Corona: https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/BkLXo63yw
Schools to open through grade 4 others remote
children will be in capsules aka bubbles.
New lockdowns for summer weekends. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283711
Iranian Air Defenses on High Alert. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283724
Golani Brigade uses helicopters. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283534
Baby infected in the womb. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283554
Bari Weiss in scathing attack on NYT. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283566
Stopping financing anti-Israel groups. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283574
Satellite sends back images. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283553
New Cholesterol treatment for Corona. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283530
Ukraine bars Israeli visits to Uman. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283539
Leader of Uman prayers dies from Covid. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283609
Moderna Vaccine Finishes Phase 1. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/Skd1VMhyP
Russian Hackers try to steal vaccine info. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283684
Dr. tests positive for Corona a 2nd
time. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283708
FL two Synagogues vandalized. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283722
Two German antisemites arrested. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283718
Twitter hackers. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283643
Gravestones vandalized in France. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283653
Double Std. for Charedim. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283560
Netanyahu planning Nov. Election. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283707
Great galaxy wall discovered over the South Pole. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283619
Have a healthy and good Shabbos Rest.
Remember from Rosh Chodesh Av aka Menachem Av that will start Tuesday Night and
Wednesday. From that time no meat is eaten or wine is drunk during weekdays
except for a Mitzvah Meal. Clean garments should be put on and taken off before
the 9 days. Some permit for Havdalah but most authorities hold only beer, tea
or coffee can be drunk for Havdalah.
Rachamim Pauli
