Monday, July 24, 2006

Matot Masei 5766 - Why Half of Menashe

Q. Why does Half of Menashe get a portion of the land requested by Reuven and Gad?

A. I have a long way of proving this but just to get the pshat out in the open -

This is the land that was distributed to them as part of the Lottery. That is why Reuven & Gad were just given their land, and just built their cities, while Menashe had to conquer it.