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Twelve Tribes of Israel, The |
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Knowledge Base » Human Being, The » Peoples, Nationalities & Cultures » Jewishness; Jewish Identity » Twelve Tribes of Israel, The
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Reuben, Tribe of (6)
Shimon, Tribe of (1)
Levites, The (94)
Judah, Tribe of (5)
Issachar, Tribe of (1)
Zebulun, Tribe of (2)
Dan, Tribe of (5)
Naftali, Tribe of (2)
Gad, Tribe of (8)
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Asher, Tribe of (2)
Menasseh, Tribe of (4)
Ephraim, Tribe of (4)
Benjamin, Tribe of (3)
Joseph & his Brothers (27) 
Kohen (72)
Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, The (4)
Twelve Tribal Leaders (11)
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Standards of Celestial Conduct
Moses arranged the tribes according to the pattern of the celestial worlds.
by Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman; adapted from Rabbi Dr. Charles Chavel's annotated translation of Ramban's Commentary on the Torah
Moses arranged the tribes according to the pattern of the celestial worlds.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Bamidbar - Numbers » Bamidbar » Mystical Classics » Standards of Celestial Conduct
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Unity and Difference
By Tali Loewenthal
In this process of counting there is an interesting feature: G-d tells Moses to count the people as individuals and also by their families, within their tribes...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Bamidbar » Parshah Columnists » For Friday Night » Unity and Difference
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Twelve Cups of Tea
By Lazer Gurkow
I recently asked a young man if he would like to undertake a particular mitzvah. His reply, "It's not my cup of tea," caught me by surprise. It made me wonder if we are limited to a pre-determined direction, or if we are really capable of more. ...
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayechi » Parshah Columnists » Inner Stream » Twelve Cups of Tea
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Tribalism
By Yanki Tauber
Is tribalism good or bad for the soul? How are we to weigh our loyalties to family, community and "tribe" against our role as a partner in the mission and destiny of the entirety of the Jewish people?
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Massei » Parshah Columnists » Comment » Tribalism
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Twelve Sticks
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The stick, it can be said, is a piece of tree that has paid the price of leaving home. The stick, it can also be said, is one who has reaped the rewards of leaving home...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Matot » Chassidic Masters » Twelve Sticks
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Ban on Inter-Tribal Marriage Lifted
13th century BCE
In order to ensure the orderly division of the Holy Land between the twelve tribes of Israel, restrictions had been placed on marriages between members of two different tribes. A woman who had inherited tribal lands from her father was forbidden to marry ...
Jewish Calendar » Av » Av 15 » Jewish History » Ban on Inter-Tribal Marriage Lifted
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'Nasi' of the Day
Beginning today, and continuing through Nissan 13, we recite the verses (from Numbers ch. 7) describing the offerings made by the "princes" (nesi'im) of the 12 tribes of Israel (see "Mishkan inaugurated"). Today we read of the gift bought by Nachshon ben ...
Jewish Calendar » Nissan » Nissan 1 » Laws & Customs » 'Nasi' of the Day
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Jacob at Laban’s
The Price of a Wife, Jacob’s Children, Jacob’s Wealth
Library » Jewish History » Our Biblical Fathers » Jacob at Laban’s
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A Day in the Life of a Jew
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The day has 12 hours; the Jewish day has the 12 sons of Jacob
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayeitzei » Chassidic Masters » A Day in the Life of a Jew
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Tribes
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
If the leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel each brought the same gift in honor of the Tabernacle's inauguration, why does the Torah repeat the 35-item list twelve times, making Naso the longest Parshah in the Torah? There is a lesson here, says the ...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Naso » Chassidic Masters » Tribes
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