Anything about the Avos and their children, the “Tribal ancestors” who were real Israelites with real personalities, and real worries from childhood, growing up into the roles they were destined to be, is close to my heart. So it is with immense gratitude that myrtlerising wrote the following:
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The Yahrtzeit of Dan ben Yaakov and Bilhah falls on the 9th of Elul.
Dan was Yaakov Avinu's fifth son and Bilhah's first son, born 3591 years ago in the Hebrew year of 2195.
You can read more about Dan here:
12 Tribes of Israel: Dan - The Judge
Dan ben Yaakov is buried just outside of Beit Shemesh within the territory of the Tribe of Dan, close to wear the boundary meets the territory of the Tribe of Yehudah.
If you can manage it, it's possible to drive there to daven and learn Torah.
You can see a photo of his tomb here:
images.findagrave.com/photos/2023/110/CEM2620499_87208977-ca88-4a08-bf89-f782607f1379.jpg
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Soon with Rosh Hashanah we will begin anew with Sefer Bereshis, and into the lives of our dear descendants.
Each Ben Yaakov had a particular personality and middos, and this filtered down through the generations to who we are today.
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