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Where Did Half of Menashe Come From? The Amazing Approach of Tzror Hamor

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

Rabbi Glatstein explores the historical and halachic insights regarding the tribe of Menashe.

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  1. 0:00Yes. >> Okay, we're going to deal now with the question. We spoke about it Sunday.…
  2. 0:31There's a lot of grazing land here. Let's stay right here." So Moshe says, "What? You're…
  3. 1:31she puts sausages in the in the cholent. There There people who do that. You know,…
  4. 2:01Yenta have to put sausages in the cholent? Yes, the Yerushalmi says. Because once he made…
  5. 3:03entirely. First, he wants to say, nah, the Menai Menashe Chatzi Shevet Menashe, they were much…
  6. 4:06tnai. Only Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuven asked for the Eretz Yarden like the psukim say.…
  7. 4:37Therefore, Moshe said to Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuven, "You want to go Eretz Yarden? But…
  8. 5:39could work out, how much Yosef I could arrange for you to have. So Moshe tells…
  9. 6:09Yosif and his sons are three. They're six halves. So, therefore, half of Manasseh will be…
  10. 7:11piece of Yosif. So, the two have a half, and the other 10 have the other…

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