tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494827.post5904565992673488238..comments2023-08-06T11:27:32.984-04:00Comments on on chanting: 759. Dinahalto artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101176587462737940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494827.post-1843445336240816302008-12-08T05:33:00.000-05:002008-12-08T05:33:00.000-05:00Thank you, I stand corrected!--and I think the rab...Thank you, I stand corrected!--and I think the rabbi was talking about her fair share as you described (not half, as I mistakenly wrote). Dinah's name stood for an equity she hoped could be achieved despite the imbalance in offspring.<BR/><BR/>--aa. (waking up at the crack of dawn to get ready to read this section at morning minyan...)alto artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101176587462737940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10494827.post-30357830603517801642008-12-08T05:02:00.000-05:002008-12-08T05:02:00.000-05:00You wrote 'Half the sons belonged to Rachel and ha...You wrote 'Half the sons belonged to Rachel and half, Leah".<BR/>That can't be correct. Leah had six sons, Rachel two and each of the hand-maidens, two. That would make the score 8-4 to Leah.<BR/>I like the explanation as to why Leah only thanked God after the birth of her fourth son - Yehuda. In short, this is because with the birth of her fourth son, she realized that she would be giving birth to more than her fair share of the twelve tribes, and as such it was appropriate to offer extra thanks.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169109978694892927noreply@blogger.com