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Hashem instructs ืืฉื to take twelve staffs and place them in the ืืื ืืืขื. According to ืจืฉืดื, what was the specific purpose of this miracle, and why was ืืืจื's staff placed in the middle?
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To settle a dispute about who would inherit the land of Israel; his staff was in the middle to represent the tribe of Levi.
To decide which tribe would lead the military into Israel; his staff was in the middle to show he was the general.
To prove that Moshe was the true prophet of Hashem; his staff was in the middle to distinguish it from the Chachamim.
To silence the complaints of Bnei Yisrael regarding the Kehunah; his staff was in the middle so people wouldn't claim it blossomed because it was closer to the Shechinah.
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The ืชืืจื describes that ืืืจื's staff produced three distinct things: it budded, it blossomed, and it bore fruit. What type of fruit grew on the staff, and what does ืจืฉืดื explain regarding the speed of the process?
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Grapes; Rashi explains they were chosen because they represent the wine used in the Mishkan services.
Almonds; Rashi explains they were chosen because they blossom more quickly than other fruits, symbolizing the swiftness of Divine punishment.
Pomegranates; Rashi explains they were chosen because they have many seeds, representing the many Mitzvot Aharon would perform.
Dates; Rashi explains they were chosen because they are sweet, symbolizing the sweetness of the Torah.
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Hashem instructs ืืฉื to take twelve staffs and place them in the ืืื ืืืขื. According to ืจืฉืดื, what was the specific purpose of this miracle, and why was ืืืจื's staff placed in the middle?
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The ืชืืจื describes that ืืืจื's staff produced three distinct things: it budded, it blossomed, and it bore fruit. What type of fruit grew on the staff, and what does ืจืฉืดื explain regarding the speed of the process?
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ืืฉื is told to write the names of the tribal leaders on their respective staffs. According to ืจืฉืดื, whose name was written on the staff representing the tribe of Levi, and why?
