Woman Power

Why does sefer Bamidbar conclude with the episode of the benot Tzelafchad marrying?  The Gemorah Bava Bathra (120a) says the benot Tzelafchad were allowed to marry even outside their shevet, אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל בְּנוֹת צְלָפְחָד הוּתְּרוּ לְהִנָּשֵׂא לְכׇל הַשְּׁבָטִים שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר לַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיהֶם תִּהְיֶינָה לְנָשִׁים אֶלָּא מָה אֲנִי מְקַיֵּים אַךְ לְמִשְׁפַּחַת מַטֵּה אֲבִיהֶם תִּהְיֶינָה לְנָשִׁים עֵצָה טוֹבָה הִשִּׂיאָן הַכָּתוּב שֶׁלֹּא יִנָּשְׂאוּ אֶלָּא לְהָגוּן לָהֶן, why were they an exception to the rule? Why is the parsha of the nachla, discussed in parshas Pinchas concluded only here? 

The possuk in Yirmiyahu (31:21) says כִּֽי־בָרָ֨א י״י֤ חֲדָשָׁה֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ נְקֵבָ֖ה תְּס֥וֹבֵֽב גָּֽבֶר.  According to the Kabbalah it means that in the future the מקבל will be higher than the משפיע.  The woman, the מקבל, will be raised above the משפיע, the man.  It is upon entering Eretz Yisroel that the heavenly existence that Klal Yisroel had until that time ended.  It marks the point in which the avodah of Klal Yisroel is necessary to connect to Hashem.  It is fitting then that it was woman that caused the revelation of the parsha of the nachalah because it is the avodah of the mikabal, that which is below, which is most emphasized in inheriting the land.  

The Gemorah says one of the reasons of the great simcha on 15 Av is because the issur of woman marrying another tribe was removed.  Why is that a reason for eternity to have a day of joy?  15 Av is the simcha after the destruction of 9 Av.  It is when we appreciate the road to the future. The issur on the woman from marrying into another shevet represents that the ultimate tikkun, when the woman will be on top is incomplete.  They were constrained by the nachalah rules.  The nullification of that decree represents the paving of the road to the future.  That is why the daughters of Tzelafchad were never part of the decree because they had perfected themselves and revealed the full potential of the מקבל.  They did not not need to be constrained by limited their rights of marriage to be less than their male counterparts.  That is why the holiday 15 Av is on the 15^th because it is when the moon is full, when the מקבל equals the strength of the משפיע.  

The book of Bamidbar as we discussed in the past weeks is the transfer from Hashem giving out freebies to Klal Yisroel having to take the initiative and have their own input.  The goal is the meeting point of the avodah of mankind and Hashem's revelation meeting together.  That is expressed by the benot Tzelafchad and their ability to marry whomever they desired.  That is why their story concludes Bamidbar.  However, before that light could shine we are thrown into the darkness of sefer Devarim when it is no longer direct commandment from Hashem but rather Moshe Rabbenu מפי עצמו.  That הסתר פנים is what has made up the bulk of Jewish history and we are still waiting to come back full circle נקבה תסובב גבר (Based upon Rav Hartman.)