Category: galil

We learned (Lecture 8) about the wise woman who prevented the destruction of the Galilean city “Avel Beit Maacah”. In this lecture, we will see the broader picture of that story. In the background is a rebellion by “Sheva Ben Bichri” against King David. A rebellion that caused a huge rift between Judah and Israel…

We will continue to see in the sources differences between Judea and Galil – not only in Halacha, but also in customs. We wil ask – why are these differences no longer relevant today? How has modern life affected many laws and customs that once separated Judea and Galil. As approaching Tisha B`av, it seems…

What does the Halacha teach us about the Galil? The Mishnah in several places divides the Land of Israel into two regions: Judea and Galil. From the Mishnah and the Halacha, we can learn about the way of life in the Galil, the unique pace of life in the Galil, the security conditions, the topography,…

One of the most important and mysterious characters of the Galil, who is also mentioned in this week’s Parasha – Pinchas, is: “Serach the daughter of Asher.” According to the Midrash, she lived for 700 years! And managed to give advice to both Jacob and Yoav, David’s army chief-of-staff. We will learn about her miraculous…

The Galil throughout history – from biblical times, when the Galil symbolized the place where the Israelites did not settle, through the Hasmonean period, who conquered the Galil and made it the most central place for the Jews of the Land of Israel during the Mishnah period, and up to the Sykes-Picot Agreement that determined…

The city of “Kedesh” in the Galil – was one of the cities of refuge. Why does the Bible indicate, both that Kedesh was in the Galil and also in the mountains of Naphtali? It turns out that there were many cities called Kedesh, many in the south, and also some in the Galil. “Kedesh…

Why is the name “Galil” mentioned in the story of Solomon’s handing over the cities to Hiram? Why does the Bible state that the name of the place is “Kavul” to this day? Is it because there really is an Arab village called Kavul to this day, near an archaeological mound dating back to the…

Three approaches to giving the cities of Galil to Hiram: 1. Exchange of territories. 2. The land was given only on lease, for produce. 3. Critical approach: Solomon in his later years had a crave for gold, and could no longer send Hiram only grain and oil, but had to give him cities in Galilee,…

After examining the references to Galil in the Bible, and in Joshua’s Galilean War, we will come to the conclusion that the word “Galil” does not indicate a topographical region (like “Negev” or “Shfela”) but a political region. That is why it is written: “Galil of the Philistines,”, or: “Galil of the Gentiles”, in Isaiah.…

Where is Galil mentioned in the Bible? And does the word Galil refer to the region in the north that we today call Galil? We will learn about Joshua’s first war to conquer the Galil and ask why the Bible does not mention that Joshua conquered the Galil? While other areas in the country are…