1. Who may annul a vow?
2. When may a father annul his
among the tribes.
the conquest until the Land was divided
the Land. They promised to remain after
west of the Jordan during the conquest of
10. 32:24 - Moshe required them to remain
9. 32:17 - At the head of the troops.
their property than for their children.
8. 32:16 - They showed more regard for
7. 31:23 - Immersion in a mikve.
6. 31:19 - The Machane Shechina.
5. 31:6 - The aron and the tzitz.
would follow.
4. 31:5 - They knew that Moshe's death
was destined to come from Moav.
fear against the Jewish People. Also, Ruth
3. 31:2 - Because Moav only acted out of
ried.
old and widowed before she was fully mar-
2. 30:10 - If she is under 12 and 1/2 years
nedarim. Otherwise, three ordinary people.
1. 30:2 - Preferably, an expert in the laws of
B.J. YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Shabbos Morning Schedule
Kinder-Cong Pre-K and K
in the Kinder-Cong room
Boys grades 1-4 Youth Center
Girls grades 1-4 Social Hall
Girls grades 5-8 Apt. 7 with Mrs.
Reitman
Shabbos afternoon groups led by for
boys & girls grades K-5 in the social
hall is on break until the Simon/
Weiser Youth team arrive in August
The lunch and learn that was
scheduled for this Tuesday has
been postponed until Tuesday,
August 12th.
Late Maariv 9:15 p.m.
Sunday-Thursday
sign up at least once a week
widowed daughter's vows?
3. Why were the Jewish People not
commanded to attack Moav, as they
were to attack Midian?
4. Those selected to fight Midian went
unwillingly. Why?
5. What holy vessels accompanied the
Jewish People into battle?
6. Those who killed in the war against
Midian were required to remain outside
the "machane" (camp). Which
machane?
7. Besides removing traces of for-
bidden food, what else is needed to
make metal vessels obtained from a
non-Jew fit for a Jewish owner?
8. "We will build sheep-pens here for
our livestock and cities for our little
ones." What was improper about this
statement?
9. During the conquest of the Land,
where did Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuven
position themselves?
10. What promise did Bnei Gad and
Bnei Reuven make beyond that which
Moshe required?
Mazal Tov
Dorit and Philip Silverman
on Golan’s engagement to
Ilana. The community is
invited for a L’Chayim on
July 31st from 7:30-10:00
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Sundays, Tuesday & Thursday
at Adat Yeshurun 5pm-9pm
The reading for Parshas Mattos can
be found on page 918. Note: The
Shabbos Torah Reading is divided
into 7 parts. Each section is called an
Aliya literally: Go up since for each
Aliya, one person "goes up" to make
a bracha [blessing] on the Torah.
Moshe teaches the rules and
restrictions governing oaths and vows
especially the role of a husband or
father in either upholding or
annulling a vow. Bnei Yisrael wage
war against Midian. They kill the five
Midianite kings, all the males and
Bilaam. Moshe is upset that women
were taken captive. They were
catalysts for the immoral behavior of
the Jewish People. He rebukes the
officers. The spoils of war are
counted and apportioned. The
commanding officers report to Moshe
that there was not one casualty among
Bnei Yisrael. They bring an offering
that is taken by Moshe and Elazar and
placed in the Ohel Mo'ed (Tent of
Meeting). The Tribes of Gad and
Reuven, who own large quantities of
livestock, petition Moshe to allow
them to remain east of the Jordan and
not enter the Land of Israel. They
explain that the land east of the
Jordan is quite suitable grazing land
for their livestock. Moshe's initial
response is that this request will
discourage the rest of Bnei Yisrael,
and that it is akin to the sin of the
spies. They assure Moshe that they
will first help conquer Israel, and
only then will they go back to their
homes on the eastern side of the
Jordan River. Moshe grants their
request on condition that they uphold
their part of the deal.
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The Haftorah can be found on page
1192. In the first Haftorah of the
three weeks Hashem asks Yirmyahu,
“What do you see?” Yirmiyahu
answers that he sees a stick made of
an almond branch. Hashem tells him
that he is correct and tells him this
symbolizes that the punishment will
come swiftly. After Hashem asks
again, and Yirmiyahu replies that he
sees a boiling pot of water. Here
Hashem just goes straight to the
explanation without congratulating
him on his correct vision. Why?
The Oheiv Yisroel (Likutim on
Shemos) says that a stick can be
MATOT Stats
42nd of the 54 sedras; 9th of 10 in
Bamidbar
Written on 190 lines in a Sefer Torah
9 Parshiyot; 4 open, 5 closed
Pessie Sonabend in memory of her
112 psukim - ranks 24th (7th in
B'midbar)
1484 words - ranks 29th (6th in
B'midbar)
5652 letters - ranks 30th (7th in
B'midbar)
Of the 7 pairs of sedras that are some-
times combined and sometimes read
separately, Matot and Mas'ei are the
most-often combined pair. All over
the world, they are separated only
10.5% of the time, the last time being
3 years ago. In Israel, they are sepa-
rated an additional 10% of the time -
when Pesach begins on Shabbat and
the year has 2 Adars. That last hap-
pened 3 years ago.
Mitzvot:
Contains 2 of the 613 mitzvot, 1 pos.
1 prohibition
many things. It is a cane for support
to an older person. It is a staff of
leadership to younger person. It can
also be a rod to punish people. When
Yirmiyahu correctly identified it,
Hashem confirmed his answer.
However a boiling pot obviously
means trouble and needs no
confirmation.
The Medrash says that from the time
almond tree sprouts until the fruit is
ready is exactly 21 days. These days
represent the 21 days between Shiva
Asar B’Tammuz and Tisha B’Av and
the switness of Hashem’s judgment.
Kiddush is sponsored by the
Shul
Shalosh Seudos is sponsored by
husband Gidal on his Yarhtzeit
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Mincha …………………………...........6:30 p.m.
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Hashkama Minyan in Youth Ctr...……..7:45 a.m.
Shacharis (main sanctuary)…….............8:45.a.m.
Latest time for Shema…………………..9:26 a.m.
Rabbi Bloom’s class……………………4:45 p.m.
Ladies class ………….....………….…..5:15 p.m.
Pirkei Avos……………………………..5:30 p.m.
Rabbi’s class……………….…....….…..6:15 p.m.
Mincha…………………..….….….........7:15 p.m.
Shalosh Seudos ………….... ..………....7:35 p.m.
Shabbos Ends……...……….…………..8:33 p.m.
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Sunday Ashkenaz Shacharis…..............8:00 a.m.
Sunday Sephardic Shacharis…...……...7:45 a.m.
Mon - Fri Shacharis………….....6:20 & 7:15 a.m.
Sun-Thur Mincha ……….……………..7:30 p.m.
Sun.—Thurs Maariv……….. …….…...9:15 p.m.
Candlelighting August 1st..….............7:28 pm
Women’s SEED learning with
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Sunday –Thursday from
10:00—11:00 a.m.
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Sunday…..……...…7:00 am
Shabbos…...…..…..7:45 am
Monday
Ethics Class.….......0:00 am
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2nd & 4th Tuesday..0:00 pm
Judaism 101...……..8:00 pm
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Wednesday
Taste of Talmud…...7:45 pm
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Thursday
Parshas Hashavua....8:15 pm
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