EPISODE · Jul 10, 2026 · 21 MIN
Parshas Matos Maasei 5786
from The One Pasuk Podcast · host Rabbi Chaim Poupko, Rabbi Daniel Goldberg, Rabbi Akiva Block
Parshas Matos Masei 5786 ספר במדבר פרק לה פסוק כה והצילו העדה את הרצח מיד גאל הדם והשיבו אתו העדה אל עיר מקלטו אשר נס שמה וישב בה עד מות הכהן הגדל אשר משח אתו בשמן הקדש׃ Sefer Bamidbar Chapter 35 Verse 25 The assembly shall protect the manslayer from the blood-avenger, and the assembly shall restore the former to the same city of refuge,gthe same city of refuge Heb. “the city of refuge that he fled thereto.” and there he shall remain until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the sacred oil.
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This podcast episode discusses the mitzvah of arei miklat (cities of refuge) from Parshas Matos Massei, where someone who kills inadvertently must flee to a refuge city and remain there until the death of the High Priest. The rabbis explore why this sentence is deliberately open-ended and indeterminate, concluding that it reflects a Divine acknowledgment that human justice has inherent limits and cannot always achieve perfect clarity. The broader takeaway is a call for humility in administering justice — whether in biblical law, the death penalty, or modern social policy — recognizing that some moral questions resist clear-cut answers.
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