Parshat Vezot Haberakhah

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Moses's final blessings to each tribe, his death on Mount Nebo, and the transition of leadership to Joshua. Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12.

What Happened to the Linen Vestments After Yom Kippur

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 21:12

See, Leviticus 16:23 tells us that Aaron, the High Priest, would enter the Tent of Meeting – the Ohel Mo'ed – and remove the linen vestments he wore when he entered the Sanctum – t...

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Yaakov's Transgression

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 14:8

After all, they each played such pivotal roles in our history. But Midrash Tehillim, in its unique way, actually tackles this very idea. The Midrash focuses on the verse "Yigal Yaa...

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Abraham: Moses and the Angels

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 45:12

That's the situation Moses faced in a powerful story found in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer (chapter 45). The story opens with a terrifying decree: God, in his anger, sends not one, but f...

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The Mountain with Three Names Where Moses Died

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 37:12

Not just any mountain, but one with not one, not two, but three names. Why? That's where our story begins. In the book of Devarim, Deuteronomy, we find the verse (32:49) telling Mo...

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Joseph: Jacob's Journey

Book of Jasher Jasher 41

After journeying from Shechem to Hebron to be with their father Isaac, Jacob's sons settled in the valley. The pastures of Shechem were still good, and that’s where they tended the...

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