Masei

No letter is filed under this parsha on its own.

Read together with the previous parsha

In these years the two parshiyos were read on the same Shabbos; the letter is filed under the first.

• 2016 · 5776A PARADOXWe are in the middle of the 3 Weeks of Mourning for the Desruction of the Beit Hamikdash, and tomorrow is Rosh Chodesh Av, where the mourning intensifies for the last 9 days until Tisha BeAv.
• 2017 · 5777SILK WORMSAt a farbreng in 1950, The Rebbe mentioned that it would be a good thing for chassidim to wear Kapotas made of silk on Shabbosim and Yom Tovim, because this is an expression of distinctiveness, and he quoted the Rebbe Rashab on this.
• 2018 · 5778HOPE, AND THE LOVE OF HASHEM FOR HIS PEOPLE.We are now in the second of three weeks where we are commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples.
• 2019 · 5779RAMBAMNext week on the 4th of Av is the completion of the Yearly cycle of learning Rambam's Classic work, The Mishneh Torah.
• 2020 · 5780LOVING PEACE, PURSUING PEACE, AND LOVING OUR FELLOW JEWSThis week is also Shabbos Mevorchim Av, and we are heading towards 'the 9 days', before Tisha BeAv.
• 2021 · 5781AHARONThis Shabbos is Rosh Chodesh Av, and it marks the start of the 9 Days leading up to Tisha BeAv.
• 2022 · 5782THE HINTING OF TORAHWe are now moving into Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av this evening, and entering into the 9 Days of Mourning for the destruction of both the First and Second Temple on Tisha Beav (the 9th of…
• 2023 · 5783HIDDEN KINDNESSES IN OUR JOURNEYIn the Masei part of this week's Sedra, all the 42 JOURNEYS of Bnei Yisrael are listed through the 40 years in the desert.
• 2024 · 5784THE FINAL STRETCH AND A STORYWhat came up a few times this week is that we are in THE FINAL STRETCH TO MASHIACH, as…
• 2025 · 5785LOVING FELLOW JEWSThere is an interesting verse in this week's Sedra Matos/Maasei which I would like to share.
• 2026 · 5786THE LOVE FOR ERETZ YISRAELIn this week’s Sedra Matos /Masei, the Tribes of Reuven and Gad requested from Mosheh to stay on the East side of the Jordan *and not to cross over* to enter ERETZ YISRAEL proper.