Heading For Matos

ב"ה מטות בקיצור

With the help of Heaven. Parashas Matos, in brief.

This is the opening heading of the piece: the customary invocation of Heaven's help followed by a note that the comments on Parashas Matos here are presented in an abbreviated form.

Summary: This line serves as the heading for the Sfas Emes's remarks on Parashas Matos. It opens with the traditional acknowledgment that one undertakes Torah only with the help of Heaven, and then indicates that the divrei Torah that follow on this parashah are set down briefly. As such, it introduces rather than develops a Torah thought, framing the concise treatment to come.