Finding The Lost Kings of Israel
In Hebrew, a Jew is called a “Yehudi.” The Jewish people take their name from the tribe of Yehudah. This is true even if we are not from the tribe of Yehudah. A clear example is found in the book of Esther where Mordechai is described as, “a Jew (Yehudi) from the tribe of Binyamin” (Esther 2:5). Yehudah’s special place in Judaism is highlighted in the week’s Torah portion of Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26, when he receives his blessing from his father Yaacov. Yehudah is told, “The scepter (of l
Zalman Kravitz