Questions tagged [moshe-rabbeinu]
the biblical personage Moses
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"God does" vs "God tells Moses to do"
In the Torah, God frequently makes miracles happen either by doing them Himself, or by telling Moses to start them. Examples of the latter are telling Moses to throw a piece of wood in the water to ...
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Yehoshua: a leader or a shepherd?
In Bamidbar 27:16, we read that Moshe pleads to G-d that He will set a leader over the Jewish People that will continue to lead them:
Let the L-rd, the G-d of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over ...
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If two people argue, only one person should go and ask their Rabbi the halacha
I heard about a source (pretty sure it’s in the Chumash but I don’t remember) regarding a situation where two people had an argument and could not conclude on the Halacha. They then went to their ...
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Did Moses' face shine forever until his death?
Exodus 34:29-35 says that Moses' face shined after he was in the presence of G-d. Did Moses' face shine forever until his death or did this pass after a certain amount of time much prior to his death?...
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What is the earliest reliable source that prohibits teaching Torah and/or Mishna to gentiles after Moses translated the Torah into 70 languages?
I have read numerous conflicting opinions regarding this subject. I am seeking the first "original" or earliest reliable source that prohibited teaching the Torah and/or Mishna to the ...
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Why did Moshe have to go to Hashem for what to do about the Shabbos desecrator?
It is a basic and accepted belief in Orthodox Judaism that both the Torah Shebeksav (Written Torah) and the Torah Shebaal Peh were given on Har Sinai to Moshe. Considering this fact, why do we find ...
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Last Conversation between Moshe and Joshua
What is the source for this story?
Joshua is the last person to see Moses. Moses asks Joshua if he has any last questions. Joshua says :no, you've taught me everything and earned your eternity" ...
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On what authority did Moses allow Reuben and Gad to settle east of the Jordan?
The tribes of Reuben and Gad wanted to settle on the east side of the Jordan River because the land there was more favorable for their abundant livestock. In exchange, they promised Moses they will ...
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Why does it say Moshe got the Torah from Sinai?
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The first Mishnah of pirkei avos says "Moshe received the Torah from Sinai, and gave it to Yehoshua..." And goes on to say how each person gave it to more people down the line etc.
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Why would Moshe's new nation have been considered a one legged chair?
Bavli Berachos (32a) contains the following aggadic assertion
{שמות ל"ב:י'} וְאֶעֱשֶׂה אוֹתְךָ לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל וְגוֹ', אֲמַר רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר: אָמַר מֹשֶׁה לִפְנֵי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, ...
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Parshas Yisro - Asking Moshe Rabbeinu directly: who got to listen?
Early in Parshas Yisro, Yisro noticed that Moshe was answering questions all day long. He asked Moshe about it:
וַיַּרְא֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵ֛ת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־ה֥וּא עֹשֶׂ֖ה לָעָ֑ם
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָֽה־...
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Plague of Hails
Shemoth 9:23-"So Moses held out his rod toward the sky, and Hashem sent thunder and hail, and fire streamed down to the ground, as Hashem rained down hail upon the land of Egypt."
Shemoth 9:...
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Connection between Purim and Exodus
It is mentioned in The Zohar:
לשלש גאולות על ידי שלשה צדיקים משה מרדכי משיח שעתיד לגאלנו בקרוב
Three redemptions, with three righteous leaders, Moshe, Mordechai, and the future Moshiach.
I am looking ...
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Understanding Moshe's use of his staff
When Moshe came to Pharaoh and Pharaoh asked for an os (a sign), Moshe told Aaron to throw down the staff and it became a snake - Shemos 7:10.
There is an apparent machlokes meforshim as to whose ...
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The Staff of Moses
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 40:
Rabbi Levi said: That rod which was created in the twilight was delivered to the first man out of the garden of Eden. Adam delivered it to Enoch, and Enoch delivered it to ...
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