In this week’s episode, Zvi is joined by Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy for an exploration of Matot and Massei, discussing the challenging tale of the tribes who chose not to settle in the land of Israel.

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How do we distribute scant resources in a needy world? Are wealthy societies obligated to share their fundamental resources with more impoverished societies in need?

This podcast takes us to a challenging passage in Nedarim which draws its prooftext from … Read the rest

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The spiritual practice of finding safety within our internal “cities of refuge – arei miklat.” Based on a teaching of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, teaching on the spiritual ramifications today of the establishment of this radical and… Read the rest

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Parshiot Matot-Masei includes a long list of place names that trace the wanderings of the Children of Israel through the Sinai wilderness on their way to the Land of Israel. Is this simply a geographical-historical recording of the physical journey… Read the rest

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In this podcast, Nechama Goldman Barash compares stories from the beginning of the book of Numbers with two stories at the end the book as Moses begins to bid farewell to the nation. Moses emerges as the consummate leader that … Read the rest

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Explore the art of getting what you want with Laura Marder, Pardes Day School Educators Program, ’12-’14. How did the tribes of Reuven and Gad convince Moshe to stay on the other side of the Jordan river with their … Read the rest

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