NO MINYAN THIS WEEK: Shabbos Mattos-Masei (July 10-11, 2026 /25-26 Tammuz, 5786)

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Jul 10, 2026, 3:41:25 PM (12 days ago) Jul 10

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FRIDAY: TIMES ARE GETTING EARLIER!:

Candle lighting: 8:37 PM

Sunset: 8:55 PM.

SATURDAY:

Services begin: 10 AM. Please be on time! Let’s have a minyan through all the tefillos.

Zeman Shema: 9:32 AM Say Shema on time before services.

Zeman Tefilah: 10:48 AM. This is Shabbos mevorchim Av.

“The Molad of Menachem Av is Tuesday, July 14, 7:30 PM and 17 chalokim.”
“Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av yihyeh b’yom Shlishi b’Shabbos.”

Chatzos: 1:21 PM. (To avoid fasting past Chatzos on Shabbos, We recommend coffee or a snack before davening.)

Mincha: Pirkei Avos - Chapter 1.

Sunset: 8:54 PM.

Shabbos ends: Shul tradition: 9:55 PM. 42 min.: 9:37 PM. 72 min.: 10:07 PM.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Rosh Chodesh Av is observed from Tuesday night 7/14 until Wednesday night 7/15.
Starting on Rosh Chodesh, he laws that apply to the “Nine Days” will come into effect. Here is a full list of these halachos.
OPEN THIS LINK to listen to this week’s Shabbos drash: “Trip Delayed: The Stops That Shaped a Nation”on Spotify.
OPEN THIS LINK to listen to Thursday’s Ein Yaakov class, “Where was Duchening in the Beit Hamikdash?” on Spotify.

The Parshah in a Nutshell

Mattos-Masei

Numbers 30:2–36:13

Moses conveys the laws governing the annulment of vows to the heads of the tribes of Israel. War is waged against Midian for their role in plotting the moral destruction of Israel, and the Torah gives a detailed account of the war spoils and how they were allocated amongst the people, the warriors, the Levites and the high priest.

The tribes of Reuben and Gad (later joined by half of the tribe of Manasseh) ask for the lands east of the Jordan as their portion in the Promised Land, these being prime pastureland for their cattle. Moses is initially angered by the request, but subsequently agrees on the condition that they first join, and lead, in Israel’s conquest of the lands west of the Jordan.

The forty-two journeys and encampments of Israel are listed, from the Exodus to their encampment on the plains of Moab across the river from the land of Canaan. The boundaries of the Promised Land are given, and cities of refuge are designated as havens and places of exile for inadvertent murderers. The daughters of Tzelafchad marry within their own tribe of Manasseh, so that the estate which they inherit from their father should not pass to the province of another tribe.

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