Mattot Masei 5786: Torah in Conversation

Posted by Pardes Faculty on July 6, 2026
Topics: Tanakh, Pardes from Jerusalem, Torah, Bamidbar (Numbers), Matot, Massei

What if the deepest expression of Torah isn’t having the right answers—but being willing to listen?

In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Rafael Polisuk conclude the Book of Bamidbar by exploring why it ends not with a dramatic event, but with a legal conversation. Through the laws of vows and the story of the daughters of Tzelofchad, they reflect on how Torah is shaped through listening, questioning, and dialogue. The conversation suggests that holiness is not lived in isolation, but in relationship—with family, community, and even with God.

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