Inspiration & Entertainment Art & Poetry Jewish Art for the Soul. 69:3) One said, 'I'm not going in first," and another said, 'I'm not going in first," as it says, "Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceipt," (Hoshea 12:1). The visible spectacle of Seventy Elders enjoying Ruach Hakodesh was, in essence, a form of advertising that might induce some to undertake the process. Rather, it is how they are applied in practice, to foster positive goals and avoid violating limits designed to prevent negative outcomes, which determine the persons actual nature. But Nachshon, heeding the call to move forward, boldly stepped into the Red Sea. It is shocking to recognize that the Midrash[1]Numbers Rabbah 18:3.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); places all twelve of the Leaders (Nesiim) of the Tribes among the members of the two hundred and fifty men, who, deploying fire pans with incense[2]Numbers 16:17-19 and 35, as well as, 17:1-5.0), were incinerated in the Korach rebellion. Apr 15, 2023. Finally Nahshon ben Aminadav, a prince of the tribe of Judah, fearlessly, he jumped in, and then the members of his tribe followed, and soon all the people joined in. And he (one) said, 'I'm not going to go in first to the sea,' as it says, "Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceipt," (Hoshea 12:1). He is buried about 1239. He also founded Project Ezrah and serves on the Board of Revel at Yeshiva University and the AIPAC National Council. Nahshon was appointed by Moses, upon God's command, as prince of the Tribe of Judah, and though his tribe was fourth in the order of the Patriarchs, yet at the dedication of the Tabernacle he was the first to bring his dedicatory offering. The Talmud [43]BT Shabbos 156a.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_43').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_43', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); notes and Maimonides [44]Maimonides, Mishne Torah, Hilchot Deot. Bechor Shor commentary on Exodus 32:2. The Hebrew term used in the Midrashic account is Yedidi (Cf.Talmudic account, which uses the plural Yedidii, i.e. Leonard Grunstein, a retired attorney and banker, founded and served as Chairman of Metropolitan National Bank and then Israel Discount Bank of NY. Rabbi Meir appears to disagree about Nachshon being the first to jump into the water. Given his unabashed bravery at the Red Sea and love of G-d, he might have been expected to balk at participating in a rebellion against those selected by G-d to serve. See also Numbers Rabbah 13:7.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_41').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_41', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); of the waters of the Red Sea. Exodus 6:23. Why not then seek a position that emulated this entre to the Divine? Apr 3, 23 Daily Reyd Mar 31, 23 Half-Shabbos?! This is not intended to detract from the extraordinary character of Nachshon, who was a true hero. As the Sefat Emet [77]Sefat Emet, Shimini 636, s.v. and 5 others; Ardon . He is renowned for his courage and faith in being the first to jump into the deep waters of the Red Sea, before they were miraculously parted. (12) Is this not the very thing we told you in Egypt, saying, Let us be, and we will serve the Egyptians, for it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness? (13) But Moses said to the people, Have no fear! Rav Soloveitchik does not ascribe any other leadership qualities to Nachshon. [5] Humbleness, though, was a character trait Nachshon and the others appeared to be sorely lacking. BShem and BMishna.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_77').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_77', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); soberly notes, we are not supposed to become slaves of G-d for the purpose of receiving reward. He pressed on, as we are told in . Greatly frightened, the Israelites cried out to the LORD. His distinction was personal courage. Zealously pursuing them leads to the same kind of inability to be satisfied, because the desire for them is also insatiable [76]Ibid and see BT Makkot 10a (cited by Rav Schwab) and Maharsha commentary thereon. See BT Sota 37a, as well as, Mechilta DRabbi Yishmael 14:22. He was also profoundly human, as discussed below. For other uses, see, Last edited on 28 November 2022, at 03:07, Klein, Zoe. [26]See Seder Olam Rabbah 8.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_26').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_26', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); During this compressed time frame, the Torah was given at Mount Sinai;[27]Exodus 19-20.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_27').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_27', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); the Sin of the Golden Calf occurred;[28]Exodus 32-33.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_28').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_28', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); the Sin of the Complainers [29]Numbers 11.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_29').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_29', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); and Graves of Desire ensued; the Tabernacle was built and dedicated [30]Leviticus 9.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_30').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_30', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });; a war was fought with Amalek and won [31]Exodus 17:8-16.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_31').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_31', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });; the Sin of the Spies [32]Numbers 13-14.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_32').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_32', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); that doomed the generation of the Wilderness unfolded; and the Korach Rebellion [33]Numbers 16-17.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_33').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_33', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); erupted and failed. ; Judges 1:12-14; and I Chronicle 2:18, et seq.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); his successor as leader of the Tribe of Judah. Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. In this regard he references Judahs lions heart and mentions Nachshon as his descendant, who inherited this personality trait, as evidenced by his role at the splitting of the Red Sea. Given his unabashed bravery at the Red Sea and love of G-d, he might have been expected to balk at participating in a rebellion against those selected by G-d to serve. They reasoned they werent trying to rebel against G-d; but rather desired more fully to embrace G-d and holiness. They loved G-d and craved the exhilaration and euphoria felt while being engaged in Ruach HaKodesh. See BT Sota 14a; Berachot 33b (which references Deuteronomy 10:12); and Shabbos 31b. Luckily, I stumbled across an article that listed the sources connecting, to the occurrence at . Rabbi Meir appears to disagree about Nachshon being the first to jump into the water. English Standard Version Nachshon ran into freedom. However, he goes on to point out there is no saint on Earth who only does good acts and has not also sinned [42]At the same time, Nachshon is also portrayed as the spiritual ancestor of Otniel ben Kenaz (Gilgul Neshamot, Letter Ayin, under Otniel ben Kenaz), who is the first of the Judges mentioned in the Book Continue readingjQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_42').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_42', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });. Nahshon's sister Elisheba married Aaron,[12] and this is especially mentioned as a hint that one should take care to select a wife whose brothers are noble. Tosafist, Rabbi Joseph ben Isaac [35]Bechor Shor commentary on Exodus 32:2. Nahshon ( Hebrew: ) or Nashon ben Amminadabh ( ; "Nahshon son of Aminadav") was, according to the Book of Exodus, the son of Amminadab; descendant in the fifth generation of Judah, brother-in-law of Aaron [ 1] and an important figure in the Hebrew 's Passage of the Red Sea which according to the Jewish Midrash he He was born about -1450 in Egypt. However, the Gra would exclude Nachshon, as noted above. Shnei Luchot HaBrit, Torah Shebichtav, Korach, Torah Ohr 11. What did Hashem do? Nahshon - In the Hebrew Bible, Nahshon (Hebrew: Naon) was a tribal leader of the Judahites during the wilderness wanderings of the Book of Numbers. VUL WLC LXX mGNT TR NAV RVR60 [?] The lacuna implies that there was more to the story. The analogous experience of Nadav and Avihu can help elucidate what motivated them and how this all occurred. Their very participation in the Korach revolt was indicative of the very opposite. Exodus 24:11 and see Haemek Davar commentary thereon. They loved G-d and craved the exhilaration and euphoria felt while being engaged in Ruach HaKodesh. This articleincorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:Singer, Isidore; etal., eds. the Gra commentary on Seder Olam Rabbah 12, discussed below, as well as, the Pri Tzadik, Sefer Kedushat Shabbos, Maamer 6, by Rav Zadok HaKohen Rabinowitz of Lublin, who instead Continue readingjQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_25').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_25', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); The miraculous Exodus from Egypt and parting of the Red Sea presaged an intense and tempestuous period of approximately two and one-half years. [10]Numbers 13:6 and 34:18-19.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); Neither was he provided a dispensation from the judgment of the Sin of the Spies,[11]See Numbers 14:30, 26:65 and 32:12, as well as, Deuteronomy 1:35-36.jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_51803_2_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_51803_2_11', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); as was Caleb. Nahshon Dion Anderson (born April 1, 1978) is an Afro-Latin American trans woman [1] [2] and Louisiana Creole non-fiction writer. 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