The maths doesn’t add up. In Parshat Maasei we’re told how six cities of refuge were established for our people: three which were to be west of the River Jordan, in Israel proper, and three in ...

.Now that at long last many of us can think about travelling once again, we can derive a lot of inspiration from Parshat Massei. There the Torah tells us about the journeys of the Israelites in the ...

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Why does the Torah spend an entire chapter outlining all of the Israelites encampments in the desert (Numbers 33)? Rashi, quoting the Midrash, suggests it illustrates God’s love for His people. “It ...

The contemporary relevance of the decision by the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh to reside outside the Land of Israel — And Moses ruling on their request without input from God. This ...

Moses sent one thousand from each tribe to the army, them along with Pinchas the son of Eleazar the Kohen to the army, with the sacred utensils and the trumpets for sounding in his possession. Moses ...