![]() ![]() What is striking about such a statement is not that it tends to stress Devorah's spiritual disposition. This is because Devorah would fashion wicks to kindle the lights of the Menora, and these in turn would be dutifully delivered by her husband to the Mishkan at Shilo. They tell us for instance, in comments echoed by Rashi (11 th century, France), that "Lapidot" refers to "torches" ("lapid" in Hebrew). Not surprisingly, the Rabbis (their opinions preserved in the Midrashic collection Yalkut Shim'oni) felt obliged to fill in some of the otherwise missing details. We know naught about her home or village, her children (?) or her friends, only that she was "a prophetess who judged Israel at that time." Under a sturdy date palm that had (uncharacteristically) taken root in the hill country of Mount Efraim, she dispensed her instruction and inspiration, "between the Rama and Beit El." ![]() We are told nothing about her birth, upbringing or family, only that she was the wife of the otherwise unknown "Lapidot" (4:4). But of all of the judges whose lives and exploits are recorded in this short but remarkable book, only one has bequeathed to posterity a triumphal song of praise: Devorah.ĭevorah is introduced to us rather abruptly. Concerning some of these leaders, the text tells us almost nothing concerning others, we can trace almost the entire trajectory of their lives. Nevertheless, some judges were more successful than others, and some of the narratives describing their exploits are correspondingly longer. As we have already seen, the challenges of the age were great while the spiritual stamina of the people was often lacking, so that no judge ever succeeded in restoring peace or securing serenity for very long. Sefer Shoftim preserves the names of a total of thirteen figures who acted as "Judges," during the anxious and unstable period associated with Israel's conquest and settlement of the land of Canaan. Revava - The Riva Koschitzky z"l Torah Enrichment Program.Publications: Philosophy and Current Affairs.Thank you and in this merit may you only know of life's blessings.Show - Main navigation Hide - Main navigation I'm at a total loss! Please help us out so we can make it through this trying time and iyh put all this pain past us. I'm doing all I can but we are still not covering our bills. Therefore each day finds me juggling between work, running back and forth from the hospital, and at the same time caring for my infant. Of course my husband could not work because he is under harsh treatment which makes him very weak. Our carefree and once innocent lives were now filled with fears and many tears. This bitter news turned our lives upside down. Finally got the dreaded results: Stomach Cancer. We traveled from one specialist to another who ran many tests. This all changed a half a year ago when Gavi started experiencing excruciating stomach pains. A year later we were blessed with our beautiful son Chaim. ![]() Zoche to get married to my wonderful husband Gavi. ![]()
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