The Intensity of God's Refusal to Let Moses Enter

Sifrei Devarim 29:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

(Devarim 3:26) "And ("yithaber") the L-rd with me because of you (lema'anchem), and He would not hearken to me": R. Eliezer says: He was filled with wrath ("evrah" [like "yithaber"]). R. Yehoshua says: He (the L-rd) became like a woman who could not stoop because of her fetus ("ubar" [like "yithaber"]).

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