Rabbi Gordon - Ki Tisa: 1st Portion
| Podcast: | Subscribe to Rabbi Gordon - Chumash |
| Switch to Video |
© Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further, provided that you comply with Chabad.org's copyright policy.
More in this section
Join the Discussion
Sam Leon
March 1, 2015
Rabbi, if I'm not mistaken, wasn't Moshe Rabbeinu of the Levite tribe? Reply
Rabbi Joshua B Gordon
Encino, CA
February 14, 2011
Am I a Levi An internet forum is not the best venue to decide such questions. In general terms, a Levite identity is passed on through biology rather than adoption. Practically, please check with your local knowledgeable Rabbi. Reply
malcolm
irvine, ca
via chabadofthevalley.com
February 12, 2011
i was born to a father who died when i was 6 ye ars old. my mother remaried to a man who was a levite who later adopted me as his son. am i now considered a levite Reply
Anonymous
Brooklyn
March 8, 2020
in response to malcolm:
According to Torah Law you are not a levite. As Rabbi Gordon has explained, it is genetic. Reply
Names-Tribes Dear Rabbi Gordon,
I am curious about why you use the terminology 'the Jewish' when collecting the sum of the shekel (Ex 30:12). Isn't it true that at that time all 12 tribes plus Eriev Rav were the collection of the children of Israel; thus 12 tribes and the mixed multitudes? I have learned that they were Israelite, and the covenant didn't go to Judah until after King Solomon when the two houses split. I find your teaching excellent, but that terminology made me scratch my head..
Thank you, with warm regards,
Abshalom