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For a couple of years now, our family, along with hundreds of others, has regularly hosted Christian groups for Friday night dinner. It is moving to share Shabbat with people who, though usually visiting Jerusalem for the first time, feel that it is a place that they have always known through their bible study. Some speak of the sense of belonging they feel here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps the origins of these feelings are in today\u2019s chapter, in which David conquers Jerusalem and sets up his capital here. Why Jerusalem? Some scholars and commentators have suggested that David chose it as the site of Mount Moriah and the Akeidah, or because of its strategic importance a place ringed with mountains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Others have noted that Jerusalem was not in the territory of any of the tribes. The Book of Joshua, (15:63) recounts that the men of Judah tried to conquer Jerusalem from the Jebusites who lived there but didn\u2019t succeed. An almost identical verse in Judges (1:21) adds that the tribe of Benjamin also tried to take Jerusalem, but they didn\u2019t manage either. Jerusalem was coveted by both tribes but possessed by neither.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Making peace between his own tribe, Judah, and the tribe of Saul, Benjamin was an urgent priority for David in the early years of his reign. So, some have pointed out that establishing his capital in a place right between both tribes\u2019 land was a brilliant move towards unification of the warring factions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The rabbis drew\u00a0 halachic implications from this unique aspect of Jerusalem\u2019s status. For example, Jerusalem residents were not allowed to take payment for hosting guests in their homes on the pilgrimage holidays, (though the guests were encouraged to leave a gift, Yoma 12a). As the exclusive patrimony of no tribe or family, those who lived in the city held it in trust for the rest of the Jewish people who treasured Jerusalem and came to worship there three times each year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, Jerusalem is both the eternal capital of the Jewish people, established over 3000 years ago by King David, and also a city that is special to billions of other people worldwide. We feel blessed to be among those who are privileged to live here and, in the spirit of the Talmud, are grateful to be able to share our small piece of Jerusalem with others who love her.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":59931,"id":59931,"title":"2sam5-jerusalem between tribes","filename":"2sam5-jerusalem-between-tribes.png","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2sam5-jerusalem-between-tribes.png","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/jerusalem-no-mans-land-and-everyones\/2sam5-jerusalem-between-tribes\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"2sam5-jerusalem-between-tribes","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":59930,"date":"2019-07-22 14:06:00","modified":"2019-07-22 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