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In the Promised Land
Joshua, Crossing the Jordan, Partition of the Land, Joshua's Admonition
Library » Jewish History » Prophets and Kings » In the Promised Land
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The Battle: Then and Now
By Naftali Silberberg
The Canaanites are powerful, yet we should not fear them, Moses pleads. What relevence does this enjoinder have in the 21st century?
Parshah » Devarim - Deuteronomy » Eikev » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Messages » The Battle: Then and Now
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The Objective is War
By Naftali Silberberg
The fledgling nation which left Egypt was in its spiritual infancy, and a return to the bankrupt values of the depraved Egyptian lifestyle was a real risk. War, therefore, had to be postponed for some time...
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Beshalach » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Messages » The Objective is War
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The Female Estate
By Chana Weisberg
Traditionally, the linear, male method of "conquering the land" has been perceived as superior and more effective. But the daughters of Tzelafchad realized that there will come a time when humanity will evolve to a more feminine mode of conquest...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Pinchas » Parshah Columnists » Life's Passages » The Female Estate
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Israelites Cross Jordan
1273 BCE
Three days after the two spies dispatched by Joshua scouted the city of Jericho (see entry for "Nissan 7" above), the children of Israel were ready to enter the land promised by G-d to their ancestors as their eternal heritage. As they approached the ...
Jewish Calendar » Nissan » Nissan 10 » Jewish History » Israelites Cross Jordan
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Spies to Jericho
1273 BCE
Two days before the conclusion of the thirty-day mourning period following the passing of Moses on Adar 7 (see Jewish History for the 7th of Nissan), Joshua dispatched two scouts--Caleb and Pinchas--across the Jordan River to Jericho, to gather ...
Jewish Calendar » Nissan » Nissan 5 » Jewish History » Spies to Jericho
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Battling for Others' Land
Adapted by Chaim Miller; From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Why were the tribes of Re'uvain and Gad told to go ahead of the other Jewish people into battle? (v. 18)
Parshah » Devarim - Deuteronomy » Devarim » Rashi Studies (Advanced) » Battling for Others' Land
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Israel in the Palm of the Hand
Adapted by Chaim Miller; From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Is it possible to fit the land of Israel in one’s hand?
Parshah » Devarim - Deuteronomy » Devarim » Rashi Studies (Advanced) » Israel in the Palm of the Hand
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Were the Tribes of Re'uvain and Gad Scared?
Adapted by Chaim Miller; From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Classic Questions Did Re'uvain and Gad's descendants not want to join their brothers at war? What did Moshe reply? (v. 2ff.) Ramban: Moshe suspected that they were scared to fight, like the spies (see above 13:31), so he accused them of lacking trust in ...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Matot » Rashi Studies (Advanced) » Were the Tribes of Re'uvain and Gad Scared?
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Did the Levites Join the War?
Adapted by Chaim Miller; From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Classic Questions Did the tribe of Levi have to fight? (v. 4) Rashi: [The words] "all the tribes" come to include the tribe of Levi. Rambam: Why did the tribe of Levi not merit a portion in the Land of Israel and its spoils, as their brothers did? ...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Matot » Rashi Studies (Advanced) » Did the Levites Join the War?
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