Parsha Mattot-Masei

Cities of Refuge - Numbers Chapter 35
Cities of Refuge – Numbers Chapter 35

This week’s parsha is Mattot-Masei: Numbers 30:2-36:13

Mattot (30:2-32:42) – (Tribes):
Haftorah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 (Ashkenazi); Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 (Sephardi)
30:2-17: Vows and oaths 31:42-47: The people’s share
31:1-12: The battle against Midian 31:48-54: The commanders
31:13-20: Moses rebukes the officers 32:1-5: The request of Reuben and Gad
31:21-24: Laws of koshering utensils 32:6-15: Moses’ objection
31:25-28: Division of the spoils 32:16-19: The request is clarified
31:29-35: Kohanim and Levites 32:20-32: Moses’ condition
31:36-41: The soldiers’ share 32:33-42: The inheritance of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh

 

Masei (33:1-36:13) – (Journeys):
Haftorah: Jeremiah 2:4-28; 3:4 (Ashkenazi); Jeremiah 2:4-28; 4:1-2 (Sephardi)
33:1-49: Summary of the journey 35:9-15: Cities of refuge for unintentional murder
33:50-56: Occupying the Land 35:16-21: Intentional murder
34:1-15: The boundaries of Eretz Yisrael 35:22-34: Unintentional murder
34:16-29: The leadership 36:1-13: Tribal intermarriage
35:1-8: Cities for the Levites

D’var Torah: Are We There Yet? The Journey from Egypt to Israel as a Metaphor for Our Lives

Torah Pearls: Parsha MattotMasei

This week’s Haftarah is: Jeremiah 2:4-28; 3:4 (Ashkenazi); Jeremiah 2:4-28; 4:1-2 (Sephardi)

Chapter 2: The Children of Israel have committed two grievous sins – turning their backs on God and making gods for themselves. God says that Egypt will betray Israel. He asks why Israel left Him only to put their trust in Egypt.

Chapter 3:  He tells the Children of Israel that if only they would confess, He would not hold their sins against them.