Parashat Matot-Masei
26 Jul - ALL DAY EVENT
Matot (“Tribes”) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it.n Masei (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in the Book of Numbers, opens with a list of places that the Israelites traveled in the desert. God commands the Israelites to destroy idolatry in the Land of Israel, outlines Israel’s boundaries, and details the laws of cities of refuge for accidental killers.nnTorah: Numbers 30:2-36:13, 28:9-15nHaftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4 | Matot-Masei on Shabbat Rosh ChodeshnHaftarah for Sephardim: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 4:1-2; Isaiah 66:1, 66:23nnhttps://hebcal.com/s/matot-masei-20250726?uc=ical-diaspora-5785