Parshat Matot-Masei - 2026

Chevre, this week’s parsha is Matot-Masei (מטות-מסעי). Toward the beginning of the parsha this week, the Israelites go out to battle Midian. After the battle, Moshe was angrey because the officers had saved the women. These were the same woment that seduced the men previously and caused one of the princes to sin in the Tent of Meeting. While it is not explicitly stated that the women shouldn’t have been taken prisoner, Moshe expected the officers to know.