Matot

Numbers 30:2–32:42

A taste of Shazak Parsha, where the weekly Torah portion comes alive! Geared for kids... Great for adults!

Never make promises you cannot keep, right? Rashi highlights how some vows are spiritually essential, others spiritually unhealthy.

The parshah of Matot contains 112 verses, and the mnemonic for it are the names Buki, Yakeiv, and Eivel. Explore the coded message in this Masoretic note and its connection to the general themes of the Parshah.

Just before entering the Promised Land, two and a half of the Twelve Tribes ask for special permission to settle on the other side of the Jordan River. If they were meant to settle in that place, then why didn't G-d assign it to them to begin with? And if...

It is a mitzvah to keep a vow, but it is also a mitzvah to have a vow properly annulled. How is a vow annulled?

This class expounds upon the special greatness of the tribes Reuven and Gad.

Lyrics Moshe was told to command All the heads of the shevatim They should clearly understand The laws of promises of nedarim If a promise you must say it should be kept right away Keep your word don’t take too long don’t take too long If a promise you mu...