פרשת מטות TRIBUS
Números 30, vs 2: וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־רָאשֵׁ֣י הַמַּטּ֔וֹת לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל o “…y habló Moisés a los jefes de tribus de los hijos de Israel…”: Moisés, hasta ahora, hablaba al pueblo de Israel; en esta instancia, se dirige a los jefes de tribus en particular. Números 30, vs 3: לֶאְסֹ֤ר אִסָּר֙ עַל־נַפְשׁ֔וֹ o “…Atando con obligación […]
Parashat Matot: Vows and Oaths
Parashat Matot explores vows, battles, and the tribes’ request to settle in the land east of the Jordan River.
Parashat Matot-Masei: Forgive Me, For I Have Vowed
In Parashat Matot we are introduced to the legal intricacies of making vows. I am using the word “vow” here in its halakhic sense, which is a commitment to perform or avoid a certain action. The rabbis of the Mishnah argued that vows can be undone if it can be proven that the one who […]
Forgive Me, For I have Vowed
In Parashat Matot we are introduced to the legal intricacies of making vows. I am using the word “vow” here in its halakhic sense, which is a commitment to perform or avoid a certain action. The rabbis of the Mishnah argued that vows can be undone if it can be proven that the one who […]
