The People of Israel Are Similar to a Ship

Tanna DeBei Eliyahu Rabbah 11:25

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And to what are they compared? To a ship in which one compartment was torn open. They do not say, "One compartment was torn open"; rather, the whole ship was torn open. So it is with Israel, as it is said: "Did not Achan son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity" (Joshua 22:20).

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Holy LandElijahLoveDivine JusticeExile

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