||Asher – The Prosperous One is both prosperity and pleasure. Asher is the dimension of blessing beyond the norm – to be given more than what is necessary for survival. Asher is the personality of not just getting what you need, but also enjoying it.|| – Simon Jacobson
||The Rebbe points out that the background to the physical abundance of olive oil is something spiritual. In Jewish thought, "oil" signifies wisdom. Both Jacob and Moses were blessing the Tribe of Asher with wisdom. Of course this is a wonderful blessing, for a nation distinguished for its profound scholarship and thousands of books.|| (Tali Loewenthal)
"Zilpah, too, is derived from zolof, for her eyes were wet from tears she shed at the prospect that her mistress would be married to the evil Esau." ~ Rabbi Yehudah Adari in Nashim BeTanach Beaspaklariat Chazal
||Leah was the dominant side and Zilpah was the hidden side.|| ~ Rav Eliyahu Yedid
Miryam Rivera: Why was Zilpah buried in Tverya allocated to Shevet Naftali? Wouldn't it
have been more logical for Zilpah to be buried in either the portion av Asher in Northwest Israel or the portion av Gad in the Transjordan?
Further, I find it very strange that B'nee Gad and B'nay Asher are
situated very far from each other.
Miryam Rivera: Do Ethiopian Israelis refer to themselves as Danites? They should. How
often do they pay a visit to Bilha's tomb? They should, now that Sigd is
recognized.
Miryam Rivera: Why is Asher bien Zilpah situated near either offspring of Bilha,
sometimes grouped with both Dan and Naftali, in nearly all of the census
reports? It seems as if Asher's saddled with those responsibilities,
for whatever reason.
Miryam Rivera: Why did Leah Imaynu name Gad and Asher after Idols? So strange!
Miryam Rivera: Respectfully, what tent did the She'China migrate to, after departing the tent of Bilha?
Miryam Rivera: The dispute between Bilha's Offspring and Reuvain bin Leah has yet to be
resolved. Icicles are reminiscent of the eldest son of Ya'akov Avineu.
Miryam Rivera: Off-topic, but why did Moyshe Rabbaynu transmit Asher's bracha last?
