Parshas Matos-Masei Shabbos Times Erev Shabbos Shabbos Day Candle Lighting 5:03pm Latest time for Shema 9:59am Shkiya 5:21pm Shabbos Ends 6:06pm Avos Ubonim at Home Avos Ubonim 7:05-7:50pm Join us on Zoom at 7:50pm for this week's RAFFLE This week's Avos Ubonim has been kindly sponsored by Manfred and Masha Cohen on the occasion of Alex's Hanochas Tefillin Special Treat - Hot Chips!! Short Vort on the Parsha In this week's Parsha the Bnei Yisroel are told to take vengeance against the people of Midyan. When the war with Midyan was over and Moshe found out that they did not kill the women he became angry with Elozar because the women were the ones who caused Klal Yisroel to sin. The Gemorah Pesochim (66b) says that when a person becomes angry even if he is as wise as Moshe, his wisdom will leave him. Afterwards Elozar taught Bnei Yisroel Hilchos Tevilah since it was hidden from Moshe due to his anger. Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz points out that Moshe was perfectly correct in his assessment of the army's poor judgment and had every right to be angry. So why was he punished? He answers that Moshe was not punished. When anger overtakes a person the fact is that his wisdom leaves him. It is not a punishment it is the way things work. Therefore it makes absolutely no difference if the anger is justified or not. Anger and wisdom just don't go together.