Posts tagged with ‘Matot’

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Tetzaveh 5773

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

The Sidra of Tetzaveh is unique in that it does not mention the name of Moses.  All other Sidrot, since his birth, mention him.  However, in this Sidra, Aaron is at the centre of our attention and his name is mentioned many times. The Almighty’s decision to omit Moses name comes to stress the two […]

Matot 5772

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

The meaning of the name of today’s first Sidra is TRIBES. Its first sentence tells us that Moses addressed this chapter to the heads of the tribes.  It may seem surprising that this Sidra starts at verse two in chapter 30 of the book of Numbers. Surely, we might have expected the Sidra to start […]