LORELAI KUDE: Asher, blessed with abundance to share generously with his brethren, is the tribal ruler of Aquarius, the sign concerned with universalism, humanitarianism, the unity of individuals within communities, the network of affinities and commonalities uniting us beyond conventionally defined borders.
SHEILA NEMTIN: Moses blesses the tribe of Asher endowing them with the ability to constantly maintain their youth and vigour as the defenders of the north.
LUIS ANTONIO GOKIM TAGLE: Coming to Rome for a universal mission at a time when the lockdown occurs — I am still in awe at the surprises of God. I bring this paradox to reflection and prayer. The situation is reeducating me about the dynamic tension between the local and the universal. We should be cautious that the lockdown, quarantine and distancing not develop into a culture of isolation, indifference and prejudice.
THE PREVIOUS HOMEOWNERS WERE THE JEWISH CLAN OF HABER. ONE OF THE SONS OF HABER VISITED AND TOLD ME THAT HE FOUND A DEAD CAT IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM WHEN HE LIVED HERE.
WIKIPEDIA: Heber or Chéver (Hebrew: חֶבֶר / חָבֶר, Modern Ḥéver / Ḥáver Tiberian Ḥéḇer / Ḥāḇer, "friend", "connected") is the grandson of the patriarch Asher mentioned at Genesis 46:17 and in Numbers 26:45.
WIKIPEDIA: The name "Hebron" traces back to two Semitic roots, which coalesce in the form ḥbr, having reflexes in Hebrew and Amorite and denoting a range of meanings from "colleague", "unite" or "friend". In the proper name Hebron, the original sense may have been alliance.
ELLEN MADY: I’m choosing to focus on Anna the Prophetess in a particular way. In a time when our own Church is deeply feeling the pain of division, misunderstanding and confusion, she is a reminder to us that hope, healing and reconciliation are possible.
Bnei Lot are of an ancient origin. In the migratory tradition of Ruth begun more than two millennia ago, a remnant of David and Solomon migrated into Maritime Southeast Asia which comprises what is now Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, and Singapore, as well as Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, with a sizeable minority of Malays migrating back to their tribal allotments in Sephardic Judah, besides Terrestrial and Figurative Jordan.