Moses

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Explore 3,717 Jewish texts related to the theme of Moses, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Wisdom of Moses and Shamshiel

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

Even MOSES himself couldn't get a straight answer. The story goes that Moses, in his insatiable quest for knowledge, posed this very question to Shamshiel, the prince of Paradise. ...

Moses: The Tree of Life

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Can you imagine being him, standing on the threshold of the ultimate reward? So, what did Moses see? First, he saw a spring – a spring of living water. Not just any water, but chay...

World to Come and Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

The moment Moses departed this world, a heavenly voice, a bat kol, rang out. Can you imagine the sound? It declared, "Moses, servant of the Lord, thou that art faithful in His hous...

The Burning Bush

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

According to tradition, it's going to be quite the leadership gathering. Legends tell us that in that Messianic era, Moses himself will be one of the seven shepherds guiding Israel...

Moses and the Angels of Shekinah

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That’s essentially the choice presented to MOSES in this powerful moment we find in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews. God speaks to Moses, commanding, "Put off thy shoes from off thy...

Moses: The Golden Calf

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Would you still offer that help? That’s the dilemma, in a sense, that God faces in the lead-up to the Exodus. As we learn in Legends of the Jews, God, in speaking to Moses, lays ba...

Moses and the Ark of Egypt

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Our ancestor Moses knew that feeling all too well. Imagine this: God Himself appears to you, commissioning you to lead an entire nation out of slavery. Sounds pretty epic. But Mose...

Pharaoh's Miracle and Moses

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Moses certainly did. Imagine being chosen to lead an entire nation out of slavery! No wonder he had a few… questions. Moses, as we know from the Book of Exodus, wasn't exactly thri...

Moses and Joseph of Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

Your name is tied to your identity, your reputation. But what about God’s name? What does that tell us? The story goes that Moses, finally convinced he had to be the one to lead th...