Parashat Massei
“Journeys”

2 Av 5782
July 30, 2022

Alternate outside Israel (why?):
Combined with Mattot.

Torah Reading

• Numbers 33:1-36:13
These are the stages in the journey of the people of Isra’el as they left the land of Egypt…
(Numbers 33:1 CJB)

Haftarah Reading

• Jeremiah 2:4-28; 3:4 (A)
• Jeremiah 2:4-28; 4:1-2 (S)

New Testament Reading

• James 4:1-10

Suggested Psalm

• Psalm 49
[For the leader. A psalm of the descendants of Korach:]
Hear this, all you peoples!
Listen, everyone living on earth,
regardless of whether low or high,
regardless of whether rich or poor!
My mouth is about to speak wisdom;
my heart’s deepest thoughts will give understanding.
(Psalm 49:1-3 CJB)

Aliyot

The seven aliyot readings from the Torah begin at these verses:

1. Numbers 33:1
2. Numbers 33:11
3. Numbers 33:50
4. Numbers 34:16
5. Numbers 35:1
6. Numbers 35:9
7. Numbers 36:1

Maftir: Numbers 36:10

The seven aliyot readings from the Torah for the combined portions Mattot and Massei begin at these verses:

1. Numbers 30:2(1)
2. Numbers 31:13
3. Numbers 31:1
4. Numbers 32:20
5. Numbers 33:50
6. Numbers 34:16
7. Numbers 35:9

Maftir: Numbers 36:10

chazak chazak v’nit’chazek
Be strong! Be Strong! And let us be strengthened!

Meditation

When convicted of sin, we should repent with fullness of heart, accompanied by distress, sorrows, and even the shedding of tears (James 4:9-10). Without complete repentance, pain and suffering from affliction is the only choice we leave a holy God.
– from Walk Numbers! by Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg, Ph.D., used by permission.

Torah Portion readings and the associated Haftarah readings generally follow the Stone Edition Chumash and/or the Complete Jewish Bible. Verse numbering generally follows the Hebrew tradition, and where modern Christian traditions differ those verse numbers are shown in parentheses (). Haftarah readings generally follow the Ashkenazi tradition. Where the Sephardic tradition differs, the Haftarah portions are designated as (A) and (S). Suggested New Testament readings are taken from various sources. Suggested Psalm readings are from the Messianic Siddur for Shabbat by Daniel Perek. The Key People, The Scenes, and The Main Events are taken from the Walk! series of Messianic Devotion Commentaries by Dr. Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg. Unless otherwise marked, Scripture quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, Copyright © 1998 and 2016 by David H. Stern. Used by permission. All copyrights reserved worldwide.

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