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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Vayechi: Demystifying the Tribes of Israel

by Rav Yehuda HaKohen, visionmag.org

What are the individual contributions of each Hebrew tribe to Israel's national collective?

The 12 Tribes of Israel

Listen to the audio/read the transcript here (34.5 min)

Why does Israel sound so harsh in his final blessings to his three eldest sons? What makes Yehuda the only son of Israel properly suited for national leadership? In what way were each of Yaakov's sons unique prototypes for different kinds of Jews throughout history?

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