Questions tagged [masei]
The weekly Torah portion of Masei (Numbers 33:1–36:13)
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Masei: spiritual rectification through the encampments
The Torah in Parashas Masei tells us (Bamidbar 33:1):
Eileh Masei B'nei Yisrael - these are the journeys of
the children of Yisrael
One of the journeys was from Sinai to Kivroth HaTaavah (v.16)
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What were the names of the places to which Bney Yisrael backtracked in Bamidbar 33?
What were the names of the places to which Bney Yisrael backtracked in Bamidbar 33?
In Numbers 33, the children of Israel journeyed from a total of 42 encampments.
In the process, as pointed out in
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How is it possible that Numbers 33 talks about 48 camps instead of 42?
How is it possible that Numbers 33 talks about 48 camps instead of 42?
To what peshat did these mefarshim source this enumeration?
Some of these mefarshim conclude that instead of 42 locations, there ...
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Where in the TaNaCH, in its pshat reading, does it show that the 42 stops in Numbers 33 were divided as follows:
Where in the TaNaCH, in its pshat reading, does it show that the 42 stops in Numbers 33 were divided as follows:
"Hence journeys 1 through 11 were in the first year following the
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42 Levite Cities as Cities of Refuge
Bamidbar 35 discusses the cities that are to be given to the Leviem, and says that in addition to the 6 cities of refuge they are to be given 42 cities.
Numbers 35:6
וְאֵ֣ת הֶֽעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר ...
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Having a descendant read about Aharon's death on its anniversary
This week is the somewhat rare Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Av. When that happens, we always read the section containing Numbers 33:38 about Aharon's death on Rosh Chodesh Av. In most communities this week a ...
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Are there 6 or 9 cities of refuge?
Throughout the Torah and Talmud we see that there are 6 cities of refuge: 3 on one side of the Jordan, and 3 on the other side of the Jordan.
In this week's Parsha (Shoftim, Perek 19, Pasuk 9 says ...
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"They encamped at Makelot" Bamidbar 33:25
The verse 25 of chapter 33 in Sefer Bamidbar tells us the Bnei Israel encamped at Makelot.
The Baal Haturim comments on this verse: במקהלות: ע''ש ויקהלו על משה ועל אהרן.
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"They encamped at Rissah" Bamidbar 33:21
The verse 21 of chapter 33 in Sefer Bamidbar tells us the Bnei Israel encamped at Rissah.
On this verse, the Baal Haturim comments: ויחנו ברסה: שנתרוססו שם
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Order of Reuven and Gad
It caught my attention that in Parashat Matot the first time Reuven and Gad asks for permission to settle on the eastern side of the Jordan they are mentioned in their order of birth (Bemidbar 32:1):
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Why can't Jews return to Egypt using the same path the ancient Israelites took?
The Torah prohibits returning to Egypt (Deuteronomy 17:16, Sefer HaMitzvos Lo Sa'aseh § 46). The Sefer HaChinuch § 500 explains the reason for the prohibition is because the Egyptians are bad people, ...
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Does Bamidbar 35:33 contradict the Torah concerning man-slayers?
I don’t speak Hebrew and have only read Bamidbar 35 in English translations. The JPS Tanakh renders verse 33 as ‘You shall not pollute the land in which you live; for blood pollutes the land, and the ...
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Can an unintentional murderer leave Ir Miklat for Shalosh Regalim?
We learn in Parshas Masei about a person who unintentionally murders another.
The halacha is that the unintentional murderer is to flee to one of the Arei Miklat (Cities of Refuge), and stay there ...
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Please explain the difference in the order of naming Tzelafchad's daughters
When naming the daughters of Tzelafchad in Bemidbar 26:33 and when they approached Moshe with the inheritance question in Bemidbar 27:1 the order is:
Machla, Noah, Chaglah, Milka, Tirtzah
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The name Amihud is found in different tribes – why was it a popular name?
In the sedra of Masei, two nesi'im are mentioned whose father is Amihud.
1] 34 (20) וּלְמַטֵּה֨ בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְע֔וֹן שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד:
2] 34 (28) וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־נַפְתָּלִ֖י נָשִׂ֑יא ...
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How was the time in the wilderness distributed among all those encampments?
I, and many others I know, have a mental image from childhood of b'nei Yisrael being frequently on the move between the exodus and the conquest of the land. But if you look at the list of encampment ...
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What is the literal meaning of the 42 encampments in the wilderness?
As written in Bamidbar 33, we read of the 42 places in which the people were encamped. I know that some have attributed the 42 encampments to the 42 letter name of Hashem. But I wanted to know the ...
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Inconsistency in describing the tribes in Bemidbar 34:19-28
In naming the heads of the tribes in parshat Mas'ei, there is an inconsistency when naming the heads of the tribes of Yehuda and Binyamin. The word bnai ("sons of") is not mentioned before the name of ...
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Why does the Torah not specify that Bil'am advised Balak until later on?
The end of parshat Balak tells us the story that B'nai Yisra'el involved themselves with licentiousness by relating with the daughters of Midian. Only later, In Bemidbar 31:16, when Moshe gets angry ...
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Chashmona - The 25th stop
I have noticed in BaMidbor 33:29 that the 25th stop that the Bnei Yisroel made in the Midbor according to Sidra Mas'ei was called Chashmonah. Chanukah starts on the 25th Kislev and (besides other ...
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Why singular "תַּמְעִיט" in Num. 33:54?
Mas'e 33:50–56:
God said to Moses…:
Speak to the Jews, and tell them:
When you[plural] cross the Jordan to Canaan land: you[plural] shall get rid of the land'...
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Why are Reuven and Gad not mentioned among the leaders of the conquest?
In parashat Masei (34:17), a list of the leaders responsible for the conquest of Israel is given. Each tribe has a leader except Reuven and Gad. Even Menashe who's home is also across the Jordan has a ...
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An exception to the rule of inheritance
I have heard strong concurrence among Jews that Jewish inheritance is passed only through the father to their sons, more specifically that the throne could only be passed through sons.
In my ...
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Is G-d chasing out the Cananite nations or does B'nai Yisra'el have to do this?
There appears to be a conflict of ideas regarding who should rid the land of Cana'an from its inhabitants:
Exodus 23:28-29 (Sefaria):
וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥י אֶת־הַצִּרְעָ֖ה לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְגֵרְשָׁ֗ה אֶת־...
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Why is a female heiress allowed to marry out of the tribe?
In Bamidbar 27:7, Rashi says that the commandment in Bamidbar 36:7 (That daughters who inherit from their father must marry in that tribe) was only for the Generation that entered the land.
The ...
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Assist with Rash"i's explanation of verb usage - "N-CH-L" in describing the tribal heads who will inherit the land
Numbers 34:18:
וְנָשִׂ֥יא אֶחָ֛ד נָשִׂ֥יא אֶחָ֖ד מִמַּטֶּ֑ה תִּקְח֖וּ לִנְחֹ֥ל
אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
Numbers 34:29
אֵ֕לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה לְנַחֵ֥ל אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ ...
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What is the origin of the special trop for the journeys of Bnai Yisroel, B'midbar 33:10-49
This question reminded me to ask what is the origin of the special trop for the masa'ot - the section enumerating the places Bnai Yisroel travelled, as described in B'midbar 33:10-49. A recording of ...
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Seeking online audio for "Mas'ei trope"
IY"H, I shall be reading parshiot Matot / Mas'ei this coming Shabbat.
I am looking for an online audio version to practice these two areas both in Mas'ei:
Years ago, I heard someone lain a special ...
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Why is Aharon the only person in Tanac"h who's death date is specifically mentioned? [duplicate]
AFAIK, Aharon is the only person in Tana"ch whose death date I specifically mentioned. See Bamidbar 33:38, I know that Aharon was a Chashuver Yid, but was makes him so special that only he of all ...
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Where is "Nachal Mitzrayim"?
According to Numbers 34:5 the south-western most point of (Biblical) Israel is "Nachal Mitzrayim". My first question is what river is this referring to?
The first time I remember reading this I ...
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Why is there a paragraph break in the middle of the list of travels?
In (Bamidbar Ch. 33) the Torah lists all the stops the Israelites made in the desert. Between verses 39 and 40, there is a parsha-break, represented by the ס in the linked text, which is the Torah's ...
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Why do the men (of Menashe) get no credit?
The Daughters of Zlophchad pointed out that the inheritance of their father would be passed to a different family because he had no sons. Moshe responds that they, the daughters, will inherit him (...
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Must Shevet Levi Follow Dina Demalchusa Dina In The Land Of Israel?
The Ran in Nedarim (28a) states:
The Law of Dina Demalchusa only applies to a non Jewish King, for the land is entirely his, and he can say if you do not follow my edicts I will banish you from the ...
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Did the daughters of Tzlafhad make two separate requests to Moshe or just one?
In both Bamidbar 36:5 and Bamidbar 27:6, we find that G-d commands Moshe regarding 2 different requests from B'not (daughters of) Tzlafhad.
Even though the Torah records these in separate places, and ...
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What's special about where the unique karne farah trope appears?
There is one trope phrase that appears only once in the Torah, in Bamidbar 35:5, a yerach ben yomo followed by a karne farah.
The text of the verse follows; I've bolded the words with these tropes:
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Looking for a drasha on Yerach ben Yomo/Karnei Para [duplicate]
Anyone have any links to any drashos explaining the significance of the Yerach ben Yomo/Karnei Para trop, and why it appears (uniquely in chumash) in the portion about the Levite cities (Numbers 35:5)?...
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When was the last time when we had 4 consecutive leap years when Matot and Masei were read separately?
I noticed that the only times that parshat Matot and Mas'ei are read separately outside Israel is during a leap year when the first day of the previous Rosh Hashannah occurred on Thursday. This would ...
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42 camps and 42 non-refuge Levite cities (Masei)
What is the significance of the numerical correspondence between the 42 camps or waypoints mentioned in the recounting of the forty years of wandering (Bamidbar 33) and the fact that 42 of the 48 ...
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Why did the Torah list all the stops the Jews made in the Wilderness?
What is the significance of the stops that the Jews made in the desert, that the Torah had to name them (Numbers 33:1–49)?
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