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Who are the descendants of Cham?
Question
B’resheet 9:20-28, Israelites are from Shem. Who are the descendants of Cham,.
Answer
As opposed to several tribes of Israel [Judah (including Benjamin+Shimon who assimilated into the much larger Judah, hence, the common term: Jew=Israel) + many of the Kohanim and Levi’im] who remained separate and distinguishable, all the other nations in the middle east were consciously “mixed” by Sanhereb the King of Assyria about 2,700 years ago. He uprooted nations and moved and mixed them in order to prevent any possible rebellion. Subsequently, even though the descendants of Cham originally lived in Israel, Africa, part of the Greek islands (Crete) and Sardis (Asia Minor), etc., and certain places may, to this day, predominately bear certain physical traits of Cham, today, no state or nation is clearly identified with them because of generations of having been moved and intermarriage.

Hebrew Tenses
Rabbi Ari Shvat |

Source for Story
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tevet 24, 5782

Ktav of the Torah
Rabbi David Sperling | Elul 3, 5774
Rambam’s Aristotelian Philosophy
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Shevat 20, 5770

Rabbi Ari Shvat
Lectures at various yeshivot, michlalot and midrashot. Has published many books & Torani articles and is in charge of Rav Kook’s archives.

Keeping non-definite chametz and staying in a dorm
Nisan 3, 5771

Kri u'ktiv
Adar II 25, 5771

Goyim at Shul/hashkafah of Shul
Adar II 1, 5771

Ayin hara and Rambam
Tevet 28, 5771

Tachanun
Rabbi David Sperling | Sivan 26, 5780
Meaning of the name "Yaakov"
Rabbi Berel Wein | 2 Kislev 5763

Standing or sitting for Shalom Aleichem and Eishet Chail
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Elul 14, 5769

Popcorn at the cinema
Rabbi David Sperling | Nisan 8, 5773

Talmud
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Shevat 4, 5783

Torah vs. Tanak additions
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Shevat 4, 5783

Health Neglect & Cigarette Smoking in Yeshivas
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tevet 19, 5783
