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By Linda Ripps|2022-11-09T14:53:41-05:00July 29, 2022|
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A D’var Torah for Parashat Mattot-Masei
by Rabbi Doug Alpert
For some reason a good deal of my time both within and outside of Torah has lately focused on land and borders. This week’s double portion, Mattot-Masei provides us with the most extensive, but certainly not the only delineation of the borders for HaAretz-the land of Israel in our Written Torah.
This started for me back in Parashat Shelah-Lekha with the narrative regarding the twelve spies who scouted the land. Within my weekly clergy interfaith Torah study group the conversation shifted from the usual emphasis Read More >