
Looking Beyond Ourselves Matot Masai
Published: July 10, 2026
Duration: 8:01
This week's double parashah, Matot–Masei, challenges us to rethink what it means to truly see another person. We often assume that kindness requires grand gestures, yet the Torah teaches that some of life's greatest mitzvot begin with something much simpler: noticing the person everyone else overlooks. Through the lessons of Reuven and Gad, the Cities of Refuge, and a remarkable true story about a man who spent every Shabbat seeking out the one person standing alone at kiddush, we'll discover how changing our perspective can change someone else's life.
In this morning's Breakfast & a Class, we ex...