<p>The last stop in the itinerary of the Israelites' desert journey has a very strange name. And a heartbreaking story.</p>

The last stop in the itinerary of the Israelites' desert journey has a very strange name. And a heartbreaking story.

The Forest of Sadness - Parshat Matot-Masei

Every week, Rabbi David Kasher takes us on a 15-minute dive into the Parsha (the weekly Torah portion), to see some of its layers and complexity. We'll try to get a feeling for why this text has captured the human imagination for millennia, and why the Torah truly is the greatest story ever told.

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