"'And a strange people shall dwell in Ashdod' {Zekharyah 9:6}. Those are the Israelites, who were strange in it" {Rashi}.
Reviewing the history of Shevet Asher, whose designated allotment includes the western Galillee toward the north of Israel, where a large majority of Filipinim are concentrated, including Haifa. "There is also a considerable number of Filipinim in Beersheva, Netanya, Rehovot and Rishon Lezion, with Israeli diplomats extending a special invitation to Filipinim entrepreneurs to invest in Ashdod [designated allotment of Shevet Y'hudah]. However, most Filipinim maintain residencies in Tel Aviv and Yerushalayim on weekends. There are about 60,000 Filipinim in Israel."
The "Open Doors" monument chronicling the Manilaners of WW2 is located in Gush Dan.
"Filipinim Ambassador to Israel Petronila P Garcia met with Ashdod Mayor Yehiel Lasri to encourage cooperation between Ha'Filipinim and Ashdod in the field of trade, culture and tourism, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) news."
"Now, the Philistines had taken the Ark of G-d, and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. And the Philistines took the Ark of G-d and brought it to the house of Dagon, and set it up beside Dagon. And the Ashdodites arose early on the morrow, and behold, Dagon was falling face downward to the ground before the Ark of the L-rd, and they returned him to his place. And they arose early the next morning, and behold, Dagon was falling face downward to the ground, before the Ark of the L-rd, and Dagon's head and the two palms of his hands were cut off, [and lying] on the threshold; only Dagon's trunk] alone remained upon him. Therefore, the priests of Dagon and all those who come to the house of Dagon, do not tread upon the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod until this day. And the hand of the L-rd became heavy upon the Ashdodites, and He ravaged them, and He smote them with hemorrhoids" [1 Shmuel 5: 1-6].
Dagon backwards is No Gad: I think that's hellarious.
ASHE
"[Asher] was the very one whose endeavor it had always been to reconcile B'nei Ya'akov, especially when they disputed as to who among them was destined to be the ancestor of the priesthood [Sifre, Deut. 355]. In the Test. Patr., Asher, 5, Asher is regarded as the example of a virtuous man who with singlemindedness strives only for the general good."
"ASHER אשר was incised on the תרשיש Tarshish, which may have been amber the color of olive oil, appropriate for a tribe which was known for its olive oil production. The banner of Asher actually showed an [O]live [T]ree, which is the central composition in [Dov's] painting.
'He shall dip his foot in olive oil וטבל בשמן רגלו' [Devarim 33: 24]" — Dov Lederberg
"SALVADOR DALÍ, Asher (Twelve Tribes of Israel), hand-signed etching"
"B'nei Asher in more than one regard [are deserving of] their name ["Asher" meaning "happiness"]. B'nei Asher was the one most blessed with male children [Sifre, l.c.]; and its females were so beautiful that Kohanim and Melekhim courted them for betrothal [Gen. R. lxxi., end]."
"The abundance of oil in the land possessed by Asher so enriched ha'Shevet that none of them needed to hire [Gen. R. l.c.]; and the soil was so fertile that in times of scarcity, especially in the Jubilee year, Asher provided all Israel with oil reserves [Sifre, l.c.; Men. 85b; Targ. Yer. on Deut. xxxiii. 24]. B'nei Asher are also renowned for wisdom [Men. l.c.].J. Sr. L. G."
"Lambanog is distilled in the Philippines, commonly described as coconut wine or coconut vodka. The drink is distilled from the sap of the unopened coconut flower and is particularly potent, having a typical alcohol content of 80 to 90 proof after a single distillation, but may go as high as 166 proof after the second distillation.
As with coconut arrack, the process begins with the sap from the flower of the coconut palm trees. The sap is harvested into bamboo receptacles similar to rubber tree tapping. The collected sap is then put through a cooking or fermentation process to produce a coconut toddy called tuba which can then be distilled to produce Lambanog. Until recent years, Lambanog was considered a local drink comparable to moonshine or other home-brewed alcoholic beverages due to its long history as a cottage industry product.
In the country, Lambanog has recently been marketed in several flavors such as mango, blueberry, bubblegum, and cinnamon among others in an effort to appeal to all age groups."
South-East Asians clap only when necessary.
"Maria Venus Raj was born to a Hodu father and a Filipinit mother."
"The abundance of oil in the land possessed by Asher so enriched ha'Shevet that none of them needed to hire [Gen. R. l.c.]; and the soil was so fertile that in times of scarcity, especially in the Jubilee year, Asher provided all Israel with oil reserves [Sifre, l.c.; Men. 85b; Targ. Yer. on Deut. xxxiii. 24]. B'nei Asher are also renowned for wisdom [Men. l.c.].J. Sr. L. G."
"Lambanog is distilled in the Philippines, commonly described as coconut wine or coconut vodka. The drink is distilled from the sap of the unopened coconut flower and is particularly potent, having a typical alcohol content of 80 to 90 proof after a single distillation, but may go as high as 166 proof after the second distillation.
As with coconut arrack, the process begins with the sap from the flower of the coconut palm trees. The sap is harvested into bamboo receptacles similar to rubber tree tapping. The collected sap is then put through a cooking or fermentation process to produce a coconut toddy called tuba which can then be distilled to produce Lambanog. Until recent years, Lambanog was considered a local drink comparable to moonshine or other home-brewed alcoholic beverages due to its long history as a cottage industry product.
In the country, Lambanog has recently been marketed in several flavors such as mango, blueberry, bubblegum, and cinnamon among others in an effort to appeal to all age groups."
"Southeast Asia is a rich source of alternative energy reserves."
Recent:
B'nei Zilpah
South-East Asians clap only when necessary.
"And of Asher he said: 'May Asher be blessed with [children]. He will be pleasing to his [brethren], and immerse his foot in oil. Your locks are iron and copper, and the days of your old age will be like the days of your youth" [Devarim 33: 24-25].
"immerse his foot in oil" sounds like a relaxing time at the spa.
"immerse his foot in oil" sounds like a relaxing time at the spa.
Fountain of Asher
Ate Jessica Rivera in The Philippines "is looking for a Magnetic Lock [Rosh HaShana 5771].
"Zils [are created with] brass [any alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties] rather than the bronze [principally an alloy of copper and tin] used for larger cymbals, but they may also employ many other alloys."
"Zills belong to the standard instruments used in military bands."
Iron and Copper Kids
"Your land is 'locked in' by mountains, from which iron and copper are mined. [In this respect] Asher’s territory [should be considered] the 'Keyholders of the Land of Israel'." — [Sifrei 33:25].
B'nei Ever [Yoktan and Peleg] and the Afro-Silk Road Alliance
"Asher's wife, Hadurah, is a granddaughter of Ever and a widow. By her first marriage Hadurah had a daughter Serah, whom Asher [younger brother of Gad, B'nei Zilpah] treated as affectionately as if she had been of his own flesh and blood, so that Torah commentary expounds on Serah as Asher's daughter ("Sefer ha-Yashar, Wayesheb"). According to the Book of Jubilees (xxxiv. 20), Asher's wife was named "Iyon" (probably , "dove")."
"They shall hasten like a bird from Mitzrayim and like a dove from the land of Ashur; and I will place them in their houses, says the L-rd" {Hoshea 11:11}.
"They shall hasten like a bird from Mitzrayim and like a dove from the land of Ashur; and I will place them in their houses, says the L-rd" {Hoshea 11:11}.
"According to the midrashic Book of Jasher, Yissachar [one of two sons of Zilpah, along with Naftali] married Aridah, the younger daughter of Yobab, a son of Yoktan, eldest brother of Peleg, sons of Ever. Commentary describes the descendants of Yoktan and Peleg as "small and numerous."
Source: Hebrew Rut of Peleg
"Filipinim soldiers [were] lauded in the Golan Heights of Israel: designated historical allotment of the two "half-tribes" of B'nei Menashe — one toward the west and one toward the east — whose area also includes Carmel."
"The Philippines does not utilize a separate war flag; instead, the national flag itself is used for this very purpose. This banner is unique in the sense that it can indicate a state of war when the red field is displayed on top, or on the observer's left when the flag is displayed vertically (i.e., with the inverted white equilateral triangle embedded away from the north). However, in times of peace, the blue area is the northern-most field. Historical examples of this wartime reversal in orientation were during the Revolution of 1896 and World War 2."
Stoked to be focusing on Winterface Kissing in the New Year, with a focus on Ima Bilhah and Ima Zilpah.
The freezing northern hemisphere [except for the Galilee region and Yesh'a] is depressing.
The Indo-Subcontinent and The Sinosphere are largely located in the Northern Hemisphere and together far outnumber Europe and the Americas.
Africa and South America, as well as the Caribbean are partly in the northern hemisphere, which leaves largely emerging nations like Brazil, The Philippines, and Indonesia to pick up the slack below the belt.
I'm pretty sure The Indo-Subcontinent and The Sinosphere have both switched hemisphere teams.
Folks in the southern hemisphere and middle east don't have to go to the gym.
Asher
Emblem: Tree
Gem: Amber (ahar, Tarshish)
20 Adar 2199 (23 Mar 1540 BCE)
2322
lived 123 years
Degel Color: Pearl2322
lived 123 years
Emblem: Tree
Gem: Amber (ahar, Tarshish)
