Sivan Says: Taking the Torah Personally
Sivan Says: Taking the Torah Personally
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Matot-Masei
19 minutes Posted Jul 23, 2025 at 4:00 am.
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This week's parsha opens with what looks like just a long list—42 places the Israelites traveled through on their way from Egypt to the Promised Land. But those stops aren’t just historical footnotes. They’re reminders that every leg of the journey matters. As Jews, we’re always walking, always evolving. Mas’ei asks us to look back at our own paths and ask: What have I learned? What was the purpose of that detour, that delay, that disaster? Can the act of remembering become its own kind of movement? Tune in to find out.