This week's Torah portion is two Parshas, Matos, and Massei. This week's Parsha Perspective is sponsored by the Birman family in memory of Efraim Ben Shaul, may his soul be uplifted and his memory a blessing. Subscribe to our email list to get the new episode in your inbox every week. http://eepurl.com/dMSCLs Check out our facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/theparshaperspective Our Parshas begins with Hashem instructing Moshe and the Jewish people to wage war against Midian, in retaliation for the chaos they created amongst the Jewish nation. So Moshe gathered one thousand soldiers from each tribe and mounted an attack against the country of Midian. They emerged victoriously and killed their kings, and every fighting-age male. When the soldiers returned from battle, representatives from the tribes of Reuven and Gad came to Moshe with a strange ask. They requested that their part of the land not be in Israel, but rather, on the other side of the Yarden River. Their reasoned that there is an abundance of fields to feed their many flocks of sheep. We find out what was wrong with their request. We learn what is necessary to sustain long-term goals and success. Have a great weekend and a good shabbos.