![]() ![]() The northern boundary runs through current-day Lebanon, probably starting slightly south of Beirut and extending east.Moving southward, the western boundary continues along the riverbed called the River of Egypt (נחל מצרים), Wadi El-Arish today, which runs west of the Gaza Strip. Much of the western boundary consists of the Mediterranean Sea.The southern boundary runs through the Negev Desert about 30–45 miles south of Beersheva, so that the northern part of Negev is within the Promised Land.This map describes the extent of the Promised Land that the Israelites will soon enter. Parashat Masei (at Numbers 34) contains what we might call a map in prose. ![]() This week, as we read first from Masei, the last parashah of Numbers, and then from Devarim, the first from Deuteronomy, we can hear an ancient debate about an issue that remains deeply contested: where to draw the line. The result of reading from two parashiyot on a single day can be surprising. Your browser does not support the audio element.Įvery week, we read a parashah from the Torah during our Shabbat morning service, and then the beginning of the next parashah during our Shabbat afternoon service. ![]()
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