Parashat Mattot

Sunday, July 13, 2014 · Posted in , , ,

BaMidbar 30:2 - 36:13

[Eretz Yisrael]

  • The laws of personal vows are detailed
  • Battle with Midyan
  • Moshe instructs the soldiers regarding the applicable laws of Tumah
  • The laws of how to make kosher our vessels
  • Moshe is approached by the Tribes of Reuven, Gad, and half of Menashe to acquire the Trans-Jordan territories captured from Sichon and Og
  • Moshe instructs the Benei Yisrael to clear out Eretz Yisrael from all negative influences, and sets the Biblical boundaries of Eretz Yisrael
  • New leaders are appointed to oversee the division of Eretz Yisrael
  • The laws regarding the inadvertent murderer are detailed
  • Prohibition against marrying outside one's tribe is established. This prohibition was only for the generation that occupied Eretz Yisrael.

Video Shiur by Rabbi Pinchas Winston on Parashat Mattot (and Massei) [Part 1 & 2]

Rabbi Winston uses this week's portion to help understand the meaning of the Three Weeks and Tisha B'Av.



Video Shiur by Rabbi Daniel Glatstein on Parashat Mattot

The Transjorden And The Lesson Of Being Maaver Sedra


Video Shiur by Rabbanit Iris Odani Elyashiv on Parashat Mattot




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