Masei
Numbers · 2 articles
Parashat Masei - Insights and Questions
Parashat Masei opens with a long list of the stations of the children of Israel in the wilderness. Behind many of the stations stand events of fear, miracle, falling, thirst, faith and repair. The journey that never ends: one can leave Egypt in a single moment, but taking Egypt out of the soul is a long process.
Why does the Torah detail the names of the five daughters of Tzelofchad - does each name reveal another side of spiritual courage?
The five daughters of Tzelofchad are not an anonymous group. A homiletical reading of the names Machlah, No'ah, Choglah, Milkah, and Tirtzah reveals five faces of spiritual courage: pain, movement, leaping, self-respect, and refined will.
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