Mattot

Mattot

Jan 1, 1980

1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.

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Mattot-Masei

Mattot-Masei

Jan 1, 1980

2 Moses spoke to the heads of the Israelite tribes, saying: This is what the Lord has commanded:

3 If a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall not break his pledge; he must carry out all that has crossed his lips.

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Mattot

Mattot

Jan 1, 1980

2 Moses spoke to the heads of the Israelite tribes, saying: This is what the Lord has commanded:

3 If a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall not break his pledge; he must carry out all that has crossed his lips.

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Covenant and Cattle

Covenant and Cattle

Jul 17, 2015 By Arnold M. Eisen | Commentary | Masei | Mattot

As the Children of Israel prepare to enter the Promised Land, their backs to the wilderness after 40 years of wandering, the Torah, too, seems to change direction—and even tone. It trades instructions for the priests and narratives of Israelite disobedience for details of land distribution, inheritance and other laws that will regulate life inside the Land. It is as if the Torah wants to underline the transition about to occur—from wilderness to settlement, disorder to order—by changing the visual image before the reader’s eyes.

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