Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Matot - Massei

welcome to this week's Torah lesson this week's term portion is parashas Mata isai the question of the week is what is the beauty of this beautiful land of Israel so in this week's Torah portion pasius Matas Masai we learn about the Jewish people while they're still on the other side of the Jordan and the two tribes of God and ruvane come to moistura venu and they say they want to stay in the land on the other side of the Jordan now when it opens up talking about God and moving coming with their request the Torah tells us they had a lot of cattle so they ever asked a simple question once the connection between the idea that they had a lot of cattle and so we're specifically spells out and the fact that they did not want to come into the land of Israel only wanted to stay on the other side of the Jordan so whoever explain something so beautiful and he said as follows the blade God and when they ruvain these two tribes they loved Hashem they loved God they loved spirituality so therefore the only thing they ate was food from Heaven the Mana they wouldn't eat the cattle because that's that's on the ground so because they didn't eat the cattle they had a lot of cattle so you see they wanted spirituality they only wanted godliness so when it came going into the land of Israel they said one second on the other side of the Jordan we can just take care of our cattle we don't have to worry about building beautiful buildings and building a land that Hashem wants we can just totally chill out and cut and be spiritual people just like what got us to this point Maurice Robin who told them that's not the intent Hashem wants us to make a deer but actually Hashem wants us to make a dwelling place for him down here like look this beautiful land of Israel man scopus all the beautiful buildings over here Hashem wanted us to make a beautiful land and by accomplishing the mission of making a deal we're doing with Hashem ones even though yes it's easier possibly to be on the other side of the Jordan and chill out but that's not what Hashem won so the answer the question what is the beauty of the land of Israel that we have the power and the ability to make a deer of a tactonium to make a dwelling place for Hashem in the physical world by being involved in building this beautiful country of Israel how beautiful it is and this is the real beauty of the land of Israel being able to make a Dira betonium a dwelling place for Hashem In This World by our physical efforts being involved in the physical world thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson this week's lesson is dedicated to memory of Baruch from May the souls be elevated by the Torah we're studying in their memory have a great and blessed week shavua Tov thanks for joining us for more information please see our website Chabad swf.org best regards from this beautiful land of Israel that God gave us as a gift