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https://yahadut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/04-16-09.jpeg16201080During Temple times, not only did the members of the tribe of Levi (priests and Levites) serve in the Temple and the justice system, they also filled many functions associated today with the rabbinate (teaching Torah, deciding halakha, and spiritual counseling). They were supported by Torah-mandated gifts from the nation, including tithes of produce, firstborn animals, and designated parts of the sacrifices. Other tribes generated impressive educators as well, who dedicated themselves to teaching without the support system. Sometimes they had rich family members who contributed to their sustenance, modeled on the partnership of Issachar and Zebulun. (The members of the tribe of Zebulun, who were often rich, supported the Torah scholars of the tribe of Issachar. They were considered equal partners, and reaped equal reward in heaven for the Torah study.) With the destruction of the Temple and the subsequent exile, the priests and Levites no longer dedicated their ...