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Yaakov Ben Behora
All we really know about them is that they wanted the portion of the land that would have been allotted to their deceased father. This action might be labeled, at best, shrewd. Why then do our Sages attribute such greatness to these women?
The Sfas Emes explains that when one acquires a physical place in Eretz Yisrael one also acquires a corresponding aspect of Torah. The Torah and the land are bound together and are interdependent.
Such wise and righteous women did not care about material gains - had they married they would have lived on their husbands' physical portions of the land. However, they did not want to lose their unique share in the Torah. They wanted their Torah inheritance!
When we choose to make aliyah and live in Eretz Israel, we do not simply move to a Jewish land and acquire a new home. We also claim our inheritance in the Torah - that portion which is bound to the land. Come and "claim it and do not let go of it." (Rashi, Devarim 33:4).
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