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He led the Israelites through the desert for forty long years, endured hardship after hardship, and finally, finally, the Promised Land was within sight. But he wasn't going to be ...
He needed an advocate, someone to plead his case before the Almighty Himself. But who could possibly take on such a task? First, he turned to Mount Sinai. – Sinai! The very mountai...
The story goes that when Moses realized that Heaven and Earth, the very cosmos, wouldn’t answer his prayers, he turned to humanity. He sought solace, intercession, from those he ha...
It wasn’t exactly a calm, rational discussion – more like a celestial tug-of-war. According to Ginzberg’s retelling in Legends of the Jews, God was pretty miffed at Moses. Moses wa...
And it seems even Joshua, the great successor to Moses, felt that deeply. The story goes that the time was approaching when Joshua would usually get up. Now, imagine Moses, the lea...
The tradition paints a powerful picture. The Legends of the Jews tells us that Moses spent the time from the first day of Shevat (a month in the Jewish calendar, usually falling in...
It wasn't always a simple, smooth affair, as we learn in the fascinating accounts woven into the tapestry of Jewish legend. Today, let's delve into a moment described in Legends of...
The story of Moses’ death in Jewish tradition is so much more than just an ending; it's a testament to his unparalleled relationship with the Divine. After receiving the decree of ...
After a lifetime of leading the Israelites, of speaking directly to God, he was being told his journey was ending. The story goes that another hour had passed, and a heavenly voice...
