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At the end of his life, Jacob was given the opportunity to bless his 12 sons. At the time, his family was just that- a small family living in a strange land. Now Moses is given the opportunity to bless Jacob\u2019s twelve sons. Only this time, they are no longer a small family- but a large nation. A few thoughts on each blessing:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Reuben: Moses lists him first as he is the first born of Jacob, but the blessing itself is vanilla. Reuben is small: \u201cMay Reuben live and not die, Though few be his numbers.\u201d At least Moses\u2019s blessing is not negative like Jacob\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Judah: Listed second, even though he is the third son. This is symbolic of his future role as the leading tribe of Israel. Unlike Jacob, however, Moses does not provide any monarchical symbols.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Simeon: Moses does not give Simeon a blessing, most likely because of Simeon\u2019s involvement in Baal Peor.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Levi: Moses\u2019s personal tribe gets one of the longest blessings focused on Levi\u2019s role in the Mishkan, and as teachers of the Torah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Benjamin: Listed out of order chronologically, but perhaps listed thematically after Levi as the Temple will eventually be in Benjamin\u2019s territory.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Joseph: The longest blessing for the largest double tribe. Moses blesses Joseph\u2019s vast territory for a bountiful harvest and also references the kingship that will come from Joseph\u2019s line as well.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Zebulon and Issachar: Listed together as they were with Jacob. Zebulon was the master of oceanic commerce, while Issachar stayed in their tents \u2018studying the Torah.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Gad: Moses pays homage to the excellent warriors that come from Gad that will assist in the conquest of Canaan. This blessing matches the one given by Jacob as well. As one of the tribes outside the boundaries of Canaan, Gad needed to be strong as the first line of defense.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Dan: Dan\u2019s blessing is interesting. Thematically, it matches Jacob\u2019s. Both use animal imagery of attacking stealthily. But Moses uses a lion similar to Jacob\u2019s blessing of Judah. Perhaps this is foreshadowing the great warrior Judge Samson who will come from Dan.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Naftali: Naftali\u2019s blessing is also straightforward. Moses wishes that Naftali is able to conquer the lands allotted to the tribe near the sea and south. Normally, in Biblical context the Hebrew word \u201cyam\u201d means west as the Mediterranean was in the west of the land. Here, though, yam refers to the Kinneret lake in the north east of the country right next to Naftali\u2019s lands.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Asher: Later in the books of the Prophets, Asher mostly takes a backseat role. The tribe does not take an active role in any of the major campaigns of their brothers and struggles to conquer their own territory. On these facts alone, one would assume they were a cursed group. But both Jacob and Moses give them high praise. Perhaps this high praise provides some softening tones to the seemingly negative picture painted by the Prophets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Commenting on a key verse in the Torah, a Midrash tells a pointed story:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Once Rabbi Yannai was walking along the way when he met a man who was elegantly dressed. He said to him, \u201cWill the master be my guest?\u201d He replied, \u201cAs you please.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Rabbi Yannai then took him home and questioned him on Bible, but he knew nothing; on Talmud, but he knew nothing; on Aggadah, but he knew nothing. Finally, he asked him to say grace. The man, however, replied, \u201cLet Yannai say grace in his house.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Rabbi Yannai then said to him, \u201cCan you repeat what I tell you?\u201d The man answered, \u201cYes.\u201d Rabbi Yannai then said: \u201cSay a dog has eaten Yannai\u2019s bread.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The guest then rose up and seized Rabbi Yannai demanding, \u201cWhere is my inheritance that you have and are keeping from me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhat inheritance of yours do I have?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He replied, \u201cThe children recite, \u2018Moses commanded us the Torah, an inheritance of the congregation of Jacob\u2019 (Deuteronomy 33:4). It is not written, \u2018congregation of Yannai,\u2019 but \u2018congregation of Jacob.\u2019\u201d \u00a0(Vayikra Rabbah 9)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

It\u2019s a powerful story. Rabbi Yannai sees an elegantly dressed stranger and assumes that he must be well educated. He takes him home and discovers the man has had no Jewish education whatsoever. He knows nothing of the rabbinic literature. He can\u2019t even say grace after meals.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Rabbi Yannai, a Torah scholar, looks down at the guest with contempt. But the stranger, with great dignity, says to him in effect: \u201cThe Torah is my inheritance as well as yours. Since you have much, and I have none, share a little of what you have with me. Instead of dismissing me, teach me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Few ideas in the history of Judaism have greater power than this: the idea that Torah knowledge belongs to everyone; that everyone should have the chance to learn; that education should be universal; that everyone should be, if possible, literate in the laws, the history and the faith of Judaism; that education is the highest form of dignity and it should be accessible to all.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Not until relatively modern times did this idea of universal education spread beyond Judaism. It did not exist even in England, then the premier world power, until the Education Act of 1870. It has taken the Internet revolution \u2013 Google and the rest \u2013 to make it a reality throughout the world. Even today, some 70 million children are still deprived of education, in countries like Somalia, Eritrea, Haiti, Comoros and Ethiopia.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

That education is the key to human dignity and should be equally available to all is one of the most profound ideas in all of history, and it was born in those powerful words, immediately following this chapter: \u201cMoses commanded us the Torah, an inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Where is Mt. Sinai? The surprising answer, based on our chapter and supported by other chapters in the Bible, is that Mount Sinai is not in the southern edge of the peninsula Sinai. Mount Sinai is in the area of Mount Paran and Mount Seir in the Negev region.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Moses, who knew the answer thanks to self-experience, describes it, in our chapter, by using four synonym phrases:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The LORD came from Sinai;<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>He shone upon them from Seir;<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>He appeared from Mount Paran;<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>And approached from Ribeboth-Kodesh (Deut. 33:2).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As the four verbs are alike: came, shone, appeared and approached, so are the four names: Sinai, Seir, Mount Paran and Ribeboth-Kodesh.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Sinai and Paran are mentioned together also in the book of Numbers. As written:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

And the Israelites set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai. The cloud came to rest in the wilderness of Paran (Numbers 10:12).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Sinai and Seir are mentioned together also in the song of Deborah in the book of Judges:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

O LORD, when You came forth from Seir\u2026 the LORD, Him of Sinai (Judges 5:4-5).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The LORD, Him of Sinai, considered leading the Israelites from Egypt to Mount Sinai by way of the land of the Philistines, because it was closer (Exodus 13:17).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Amalekites that dwell in the Negev region (Numbers 13:29) in the land of Seir (Genesis 36:16) were not far from Mount Sinai (Horeb) when they came and fought with Israel at Rephidim (Exodus 17:6-8).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Not so long was young Moses\u2019s journey, with Jethro\u2019s flock, to Mount Sinai (Horeb) from Midian, that was in the country of Moab (Genesis 36:35, Exodus 3:1, Numbers 22:4).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Also, Old Jethro\u2019s journey with his daughter and grandchildren from Midian to Mount Sinai was not such a great distance (Exodus 18:5). <\/span><\/p>\r\n

In conclusion, our chapter and other chapters in the Bible indicate that Mount Sinai is not in the southern edge of the peninsula Sinai, but more to the north, in the Negev region, in the area of Mount Seir and Mount Paran.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\"And there was a king in Jeshurun when the heads of the people assembled, all the tribes of Israel together.\" (Deuteronomy 33:5)
\r\n
\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The palace is silent,<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>The throne room \u2014 empty.<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>Where are the royal advisors,<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>The chamberlain, the viceroy? <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Where is the king?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The castle's gardens have no gardener;<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>The castle's kitchen \u2014 no baker, no cook;<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>The castle's orchards \u2014 no one to pluck their fruit;<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>The castle's vineyards \u2014 no one to harvest the grapes. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Where is the king?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Outside the walls, enemy soldiers gather,<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>Infantrymen with spears,<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>Archers with bows,<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>Cavalrymen on mounted horses.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Where is the king? <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Yet<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>In the mud by the riverside<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>And the sand by the shore<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>I find <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Footsteps of the servants of the king.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n

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  1. Who\u2019s missing<\/em>? Hint - he\u2019s the second son, begins with an \u201cs\u201d and ends with an \u201cn.\u201d Why? Scholars and commentators have proposed a range of explanations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. Who is most blessed<\/em>? 5 verses of blessing are given to Joseph (verses 13-17), and they include a promise of material abundance, military supremacy and also a position of dominance over his brothers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Officials<\/em>. Levi - holds the education portfolio: \u201cThey shall teach Your laws to Jacob, and Your instructions to Israel\u201d (verse 10).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  4. Who is hidden in the blessing to Gad<\/em>? Who is \u201cthe revered chieftain\u201d (verses 21)? It\u2019s a riddle to which some commentators have suggested surprising answers.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  5. Who is \u201csatisfied\u201d?<\/em> Or, \u201csated with favor\u201d - that would be Naftali (verse 23). And given the context, the meaning of favor is that he is desired and blessed by God.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  6. Blessing - or prayer?<\/em> The blessings to Reuben and Judah sound more like prayers for help than blessings: \u201cMay Reuben live and not die, Though few be his numbers. And this he said of Judah: Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah, And restore him to his people. Help him against his foes\u201d (verses 6-7).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  7. Animals and\/or metaphors<\/em>. There are four animals in this chapter: two lions (verses 20 and 22), neither connected to the tribe of Judah (traditionally associated with the lion symbol), one bull and one wild-ox (verse 17).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  8. Similar and different<\/em>. Here\u2019s a question for the more advanced reader: 137 chapters ago (Gen. 49 to be specific), Jacob blessed his children. What is similar and what is different in the blessings of Jacob there, and Moses here?<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","post_main_content_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"The Daily Summary","tile_main_caption":"Points to Ponder: Deuteronomy 33","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Insights and questions for personal reflection and group discussion","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","old_create_date":"","tile_link_for_pay":"0","links":false,"send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Torah","book":"Deuteronomy","chapter":"33","chapter_main_number":"186","date":"20260517","wall_id":"186"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false}],"hide_acf":true,"home_image":false,"home_posts":false,"home_posts_title":"","posts_home":[],"static_cube_title":"","static_cube_brief":"","static_cube_color":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall\/51782"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wall"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}