Haftarah Matos-Masei: The Massacre of the Midianites
About this episode
This episode discusses the moral implications of the War of Revenge against the Midianites as described in the Haftarah Matos-Masei.
The peculiar moral characteristics of a "War of Revenge" - נְקֹם נִקְמַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֵת הַמִּדְיָנִים
People in this episode
Host: Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Topics covered
- Moral characteristics
- War of Revenge
- Midianites
- Jewish history
- Haftarah
Keywords
- Haftarah
- Matos-Masei
- Midianites
- War of Revenge
- Jewish history
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: נְקֹם נִקְמַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֵת הַמִּדְיָנִים
Places: Midianites
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