Parsha Matot-Mas’ay: 80% of the Torah

Torah, Torah, Torah, Torah…. Why do I say Torah 4 times?  Because with this week’s double portion, we finished book 4 of the 5 books of Torah our man Moshe (Moses) wrote.  So, how do we finish the book called Numbers in English and Bamidbar, which means wilderness or speaking, in Hebrew?  The first of the two parshas (portions) is called Matot in Hebrew, which means staffs or tribes.  It starts off by talking about oaths and vows.  We then … Continue reading