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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Matot - Masei 5776
Vol. 12 No.45, 25 Tamuz - 2 Menachem Av, 5776 / July 31 - August 6, 2016
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
For the last three months, Israel and the Diaspora have been out of sync, with different weekly readings,
due to the differing lengths of the respective Passover celebrations. Now -
this week - we are all reading Massai, whether singly or combined with Matot.
Therefore, we will celebrate by including for this unifying Weekly Reading more insights than usual. (last 3 articles, plus 1 for Matot). Friday is Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av, when the restrictions of this three-week mourning period for the Holy Temples in Jerusalem intensify — see our lead article. Dedication
In memory of Aharon HaKohen, elder brother of Moses and the very first High Priest, whose yahrzeit on Rosh Chodesh Menachem-Av is the only one explicitly recorded in the Torah,
whom the Sages describe as one who "loved peace and pursued peace," intervening with quarreling individuals and spouses to resolve their difficulties. |
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| The "Three Weeks" | |
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Between the Days of Distress
— In the final Redemption, sadness will turn to gladness.
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| "The Goodness of the Land" | |
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Effect of Earthly Conduct
— Chap. Three, Part 1
The identity of our ministering angels is influenced by our actions. |
| First Steps | |
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The Other Side
— To release the holy spark, the encumbering shell of evil must be removed.
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| Weekly Torah Reading | |
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Self-Contemplative Warriors
— Kabbalah teaches that victory is guaranteed when one's soldiers are righteous.
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Mystical Forty-two Journeys
— The Jewish mystics teach that each one of us travels 42 journeys in our lives.
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The 42 Journeys of Our Lives
— There are forty-two spiritual journeys each of us makes throughout our life.
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| Mystic Story | |
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How to Act in Exile
— “If you are hungry, ask no man for money or for food. But if people offer you something out of compassion, you may accept it.”
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