MESSAGE OF AN INTRODUCTION (VIDEO)
The laws of vows and oaths at the beginning of Parshat Mattot are introduced as having been given via the leaders of each tribe, a curious anomaly not found anywhere else in the Torah. Rabbi Dunner presents an anecdote from the life of Rabbi Akiva Eger to illustrate a simple explanation as to why the Torah breaks with an established precedent specifically for these laws.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) With all the talk of “deals” and “final phases,” it feels a world away from those days — only recently — when Israel felt... Read More