Why are the names Dov and Ber frequently paired with the name Y'ssachar?
Is it because that was the Belzer Rebbe's name or was his name part of a larger phenomenon?
Answer
From Jewish Personal Names by Rabbi Shmuel Gorr z"l. Yissachar Ber - It is based on the Midrashic explanation of Genesis 49-14-16 where Yaakov's blessings to his sons are recorded. In the blessing and personality description of Yissachar, he is recorded as "having to "bear a load." It is from the root, "to bear" in German that this Ber in Yiddish derives. It has no connection (other than phonetic) with Dov meaning an animal) "
Those that are careful with the spelling of names spell Dov - Daled Bais - without the Vav
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