Aliya Summary: G‑d agreed to Tzlophchad's daughters' request. Moshe
is then instructed the laws of inheritance. Included in these laws is a
daughter's right to her father's estate if he does not leave any sons.
G‑d tells Moshe to climb to the top of Mount Abarim from where he would
see the Promised Land before he died. Moshe asks G‑d to appoint a
worthy individual to succeed him. G‑d instructs Moshe to endow Joshua
with some of his spiritual powers and publicly name him as his
successor.
When Moshe was shown the land he yearned to
enter but was not allowed to, he had a choice. He could have been
bitter, or happy that at least his people were finally about to enter
the promised land. What was his main concern when he saw the land? That
a worthy successor be chosen to lead the Jews into the land. And when
G-d told Moshe to lay his hand on Yehoshua (Joshua), his successor,
Moshe laid TWO hands, bestowed some of his wisdom and radiance upon
Joshua, encouraged him to see all his people as individuals, and to
lead by example. True leadership 101: Empowering a successor to
succeed.
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