tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post9045606968221879434..comments2023-05-16T07:25:05.645-04:00Comments on Sefer Ha-Bloggadah: 1:5:114-117: How The Daughters of Zelophehad Radically Changed Halacha (And No One Seems to Have Noticed)BZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242965196421853025noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post-13706674183210190382017-06-14T07:09:27.364-04:002017-06-14T07:09:27.364-04:00Bruce I like the reasoning, would you consider the...Bruce I like the reasoning, would you consider the following, If this was a test legal case, Wikepedia actually makes a comment that the Daughters of Tzelophehad did not exist but were made up so as to bring about the change.<br />I propose that perhaps the daughters did exist but they were xyz of the tribe of Menashe but they were in fact called if you can follow my hebrew the "bnot of Af Ehad""they were the daughters of No one.<br />This to me makes sense as they were in limbo they had to father to give them in marriage , no dowry and in fact could become destitute.<br />If we use this name change your arguments would seem to be strengthened, this was a law to take them out of limboJohn Furstenbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post-37294051636983247642016-08-03T12:43:29.266-04:002016-08-03T12:43:29.266-04:00Ah - I just drafted a sermon for next shabbat as a...Ah - I just drafted a sermon for next shabbat as a lay member of the congregation and used exactly this reasoning - but hadn't read your piece until after! great to find we are on the same track.Judy Weleminskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042209109180764952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post-12825869834777600152008-11-17T23:40:00.000-05:002008-11-17T23:40:00.000-05:00Yes, but my claim is even more radical. They work...Yes, but my claim is even more radical. They worked within the system not only to transform a particular rule (the rule of land inheritance) but also to transform the meta-rules. Once they and the other people from Ephraim were done, Moses had changed halacha without consulting God simply because it was unjust.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312661336306579878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post-10923150445070177672008-11-17T21:43:00.000-05:002008-11-17T21:43:00.000-05:00B'not Tzlophechad give us a great example of how t...B'not Tzlophechad give us a great example of how to work within the system to transform it-- according to the aggadot, they use all of the tricks of the trade to convince Moses (and God) to take this radical stance.General Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373614133267420061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556022894010597695.post-53475519177361320822008-11-17T20:24:00.000-05:002008-11-17T20:24:00.000-05:00Wow. Very cool.Wow. Very cool.Chana @ Lemon Lime Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656854855385193867noreply@blogger.com