(Exodus 18 — 13) "And it was on the morrow that Moses sat to

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Amalek 4:1

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 16, 2025

(Exodus 18:13) "And it was on the morrow that Moses sat to judge the people.": on the morrow of Yom Kippur (after Moses had descended with the second tablets.) "from morning to evening": Now did Moses judge Israel from morning to evening? Do not judges judge only until the time of eating? We are hereby taught that if one judges a judgment of truth Scripture accounts it to him as if he were a partner with the Holy One Blessed be He in the creation, of which it is written (Genesis 1) "and it was evening and it was morning."

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Creation Moses Divine justice Holy Land

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Exodus 18:13

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