Category: beit_lehem

So if we summarize the messages of Bet Lechem that we learned: Bet Lechem epresses a message of humility, of focusing on the essence and not on appearances, a place that symbolizes good, from which those who leave arrive at bad places. It is also a place that symbolizes unity, as the people of Bet…

Bet Lechem in the Book of Ruth. It is constantly mentioned that they left Bet Lechem and returned to Bet Lechem? Boaz too, is described as “coming from Bet Lechem.” Why? We learn several things from the Book of Ruth: Bet Lechem represents not only a geographical place but also what is good from a…

We learned three similar stories. Two lead to the situation: “Every man did what is right in his own eyes.” And the third leads to the kingdom of David, about whom God says: “He who has done what is right in my eyes.” What is the message of this contrast and how does it relate…

The recurring motif in the story of Micah’s statue and the story of the concubine of Givah is the Levite who comes from Bet Lechem. What does this mean? and why is it emphasized? It seems that both stories that end the Book of Judges and the opening story of the Book of Samuel contain…

How does the message of Bet Lechem appear in the song “Lecha Dodi” sung on Shabbat night? And how is the same message also expressed in the two difficult stories that end the Book of Judges? The story of Micah’s statue and the story of the concubine in Givah. We will study the story, try…

According to the words of the prophet Micah about Bet Lechem, we can define the message of Bet Lechem as: leadership through humility. A message that is expressed in the famous Midrash about Mount Sinai, which was the lowest and most humble of all mountains. We will now examine this message in all the other…

We managed to define the central theme of Bet Lechem: humility, and a focus on the essence rather than on external appearances. The characters identified with Bet Lechem express this theme: Ruth, who is a convert and a Moabite. David, who presents himself to Saul humbly and says: “Who am I that I should be…

In light of everything we have said – Rachel’s tomb is not in Bet Lechem, but only nearby. So what is special about Bet Lechem itself? A new hypothesis: “Ephrath” is not a city, but a large area, and Jacob buried Rachel in that area, in a place that would later be called Bet Lechem,…

After we have proven at length the two possibilities for Rachel’s burial, we must ask: According to both possibilities, even according to the southern possibility, Rachel was not buried in Bet Lechem! But only on the way.. So apparently Bet Lechem is not important at all? But we will claim that the way Rachel’s burial…