Questions tagged [moshe-rabbeinu]
the biblical personage Moses
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Why is Yismach Moshe in the Shabbat Amidah?
On Shabbat morning, the fourth Amidah blessing includes Yismach Moshe:
"Moshe rejoiced in the gift of his portion: That You called him a faithful servant. A crown of splendor You placed on his head ...
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Children of the Exodus (families, names, ages)
I hope my question will not be considered too broad. I am writing young adult fiction taking place during the Exodus (from just before the 10th plague until just after the giving of the second set of ...
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What were the “pieces” of Moses' transmission of the Oral Law?
BT Eruvin 54b presents the method of Moses' Torah study:
תנו רבנן: כיצד סדר משנה? משה למד מפי הגבורה. נכנס אהרן ושנה לו משה פירקו ... נכנסו בניו ושנה להן משה פירקן ... וכו'
The Sages taught: ...
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A source for the suggestion that Moshe Rabbeinu was raised in the house of Pharaoh so that he would see real Malchus
A speaker remarked that the Divine plan called for Moshe to be raised in the house of Pharaoh so that he (Moshe) would see real Malchus. To me the suggestion seemed to be that in some way Pharaoh was ...
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Why the soul comes in through the nose and comes out through the mouth?
G-d blows the soul in through the nostrils, not his mouth:
וַיִּיצֶר ה"א אֶת־הָאָדָם עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַיְהִי הָאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה׃
the LORD God ... ...
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Anti-altering measures of the Oral Torah
The Oral Torah was [presumably] forbidden to be written down.
The Gemmorah clearly shows that even in a span of 100 years there were huge differences in recalling the Mishnaic formulas. For example "...
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How would the new “Moses” nation be called?
Moses recalls G-d's words following the Golden Calf, to the whole Jewish nation (Deut 9,14):
הֶ֤רֶף מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ וְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם וְאֶמְחֶ֣ה אֶת־שְׁמָ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ אֽוֹתְךָ֔ ...
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To pass אעביר (Exo 33:19), what does it mean?
Exodus 33:19 reads: " אני אעביר כל־טובי על־פניך ", I know it's often translated somewhat like this: "I will make all My goodness pass before thee (before thy face)", but I noticed it's root ע - ב - ר ...
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What kind of tree or bush was the “burning bush” of Moses?
I am looking for the kind of tree/bush for the burning bush of Moses. What are the kinds mentioned by Rabbis? I read before that some Rabbis identified the tree with the Sidr Tree. I need to know ...
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When did the trans-Jordanian territories acquire kedusha?
Two-and-a-half tribes (Reuben, Gad and half of Menasseh) had land on "the other side" of the Jordan river, allocated to them by Moses in Bemidbar 32, and made conditional on their participation in the ...
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In what way was King Shlomo greater than Moshe?
King Shlomo is known as the "smartest man" who ever lived (I Kings 3:12), while Moshe is known as the "greatest prophet" (Deuteronomy 34:10). But in Mishlei (30:1-4), King Shlomo seems to be praising ...
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Why does Hashem make Moshe go look at the Land?
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Why does H' make Moshe -- more than once, I think -- go up a mountain to look at the Land of Israel which he will never enter?
This seems cruel. Moshe was the holiest and most self-sacrificing ...
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Where is there a rabbinical discussion or a mentioned in the TaNaKH about ethnic designation to mean “white” or “white person” or non-black person?
Where is there a rabbinical discussion or a mentioned in the TaNaKH about ethnic designation to mean "white" or "white person" or non-black person?
I am aware that there is an ethnic designation in ...
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Ibn Ezra: Moshe = Monius?
Ibn Ezra in his commentary to Shemos 2:10 says that the name Moshe was a translation of the Egyptian "Monius". I have, then, two questions:
1) Where does he get that his name was that? And 2) how is ...
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Why would it be disrespectful to G-d to say Miryam died “al pi Hashem”?
The Torah states that both Moshe (Devarim 34:5) and Aharon (Bamidbar 33:38) died al pi Hashem, by G-d's mouth. Rashi quotes the Talmud (Bava Basra 17a) that this means they died by a neshikah meitah, ...
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Why was it necessary for Moshe to show gratitude to things that did not intend to help him?
The חובות הלבבות (in the beginning of the פתיחה to שער עבודת אלקים) writes, that one does not need to show gratitude to someone who did him a favor, if the favor was not intended.
ואם תגיע לנו שום ...
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Why isn't the Book of Joshua part of the Torah?
As far as I know, the only reason why the Book of Joshua (BoJ) isn't part of the Torah is due to authorship: the Torah by Moses and the BoJ attributed to Joshua. The only theme shared in the Torah ...
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Zayin Adar customs
As tomorrow is Zayin Adar (and I'm a bit fed up with PTIJ), I was trying to find sources that Moses was born and died on Zayin Adar, and it was more difficult as it is widely known. For the record, it ...
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Incident where moshe witnesses someone being killed and asked hashem why bad things happen to good people
i dont remember the storyline exactly but there were three people, one lent money to another and one of them got killed and then the other one came and took the second one's money. Moshe rabbeinu ...
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Moses' Hebrew name was given to him in Egyptian?
In שְׁמוֹת it says:
וַתֹּ֧אמֶר לָ֣הּ בַּת ־ פַּרְעֹ֗ה הֵילִ֜יכִי אֶת ־ הַיֶּ֤לֶד הַזֶּה֙
וְהֵינִקִ֣הוּ לִ֔י וַאֲנִ֖י אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶת ־ שְׂכָרֵ֑ךְ וַתִּקַּ֧ח
הָאִשָּׁ֛ה הַיֶּ֖לֶד וַתְּנִיקֵֽהוּ ׃ ...
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When Moses decides to act on his own and when he decides to consult Hashem?
Please feel free to edit the question to clarify and elaborate it.
In numerous occasions, from the story of the Plagues of Exodus through wandering in the wilderness to his last gathering of Bnei ...
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Questions on Yitroh's Advise to Moses on appointing judges [closed]
Without further ado:
Bney Noah are commanded on establishing a legal system and courts. I would expect Bney Israel in Egypt and through the Exodus to comply with this commandment. What Chidush did ...
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How Did Aharon Change Moshe's Words to Par'oh?
Moshe's message to Par'oh was to be communicated through Aharon, as per Sh'mot, 7:2
אַתָּ֣ה תְדַבֵּ֔ר אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ וְאַהֲרֹ֤ן אָחִ֙יךָ֙ יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְשִׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־...
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Why does Yisro recommend so many judges?
In Shemos 18:21 Yisro tells Moshe that he shouldn't judge Bnei Yisrael himself, instead he should appoint:
וְאַתָּ֣ה תֶחֱזֶ֣ה מִכָּל־הָ֠עָם אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֜יִל יִרְאֵ֧י אֱלֹהִ֛ים אַנְשֵׁ֥י אֱמֶ֖ת ...
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Is the Cushite woman Zipporah?
:וַתְּדַבֵּ֨ר מִרְיָ֤ם וְאַֽהֲרֹן֙ בְּמשֶׁ֔ה עַל־אֹד֛וֹת הָֽאִשָּׁ֥ה הַכֻּשִׁ֖ית אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקָ֑ח כִּֽי־אִשָּׁ֥ה כֻשִׁ֖ית לָקָֽח
"And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite ...
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At what point does Moshe relay G-d's commandments to B'nai Yisra'el?
I'm asking this as a general question. We do see in a few places that G-d speaks to Moshe and then, the Torah says something like, "Moshe told this to B'nai Yisra'el".
But, in numerous other places (...
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Moses' leadership strategy - reactive vs proactive?
First some background information on reactive vs proactive behaviour.
During the 40 years journey in the wilderness, the Torah clearly describes Moses' leadership as reactive - merely responding to ...
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Did Moshe have a name before pharaoh's daughter named him? [duplicate]
I asked myself if Moshe had a name before they called him Moshe when he was three months old.
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What is the meaning of Yad Moshe in Parshat VaEira
In Parshat VaEira (9.35) it says "b'Yad Moshe" כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה בְּיַד ־משֶֽׁה ; so what was the hand of Moshe that the Torah tells us here about?
(And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, ...
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Who was uncircumcised, and by whom at which time and why was this person sought to be killed?
What exactly is happening in the passage about the circumcision of Shemot 4:24-26?
First of all, who was met, sought to kill and let from - at which time in the story did this occur - and by whom?
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How can Moshe be jealous of his Talmid Yehoshua?
The Gemara in Sanhedrin 105b says
דאמר רב יוסי בר חוני בכל אדם מתקנא חוץ מבנוותלמידו... ואיבעית אימא (במדבר כז, כג) ויסמוך את ידיו עליו ויצוהו
as Rav Yosei bar Ḥoni says: A person is jealous ...
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How did Paro's daughter explain suddenly having a child?
In Shemot 2 Paro's daughter Batya takes three-month-old Moshe from the water, speculates that he is a Hebrew child, and decides to adopt him. She then has Miriam find a wet-nurse (Yocheved) to take ...
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Moshe's Weapon Against Og
Is there anything particularly special about the weapon Moshe used against Og? The Gemara Brachos (54b) records
משה כמה הוה עשר אמות שקיל נרגא בר עשר אמין שוור עשר אמין ומחייה
בקרסוליה וקטליה.
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Is it mentioned in the Talmud that Moses time traveled into the distant future
Is it mentioned in the Talmud that Moses time traveled into the distant future?
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Did Moshe say that he had punished Miriam?
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A woman I don't know posed the following question to me while getting a quick ride to her car: It seems that Rashi and Sifrei on Devarim 1:1 say that Moshe said that he himself had punished ...
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Where is exactly is שָֽׁם in the pasuk גַּם־בִּי֙ הִתְאַנַּ֣ף יְהוָ֔ה בִּגְלַלְכֶ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר גַּם־אַתָּ֖ה לֹא־תָבֹ֥א שָֽׁם (Devarim 1:37)
In Devarim 1:37, Moshe tells us that
גַּם־בִּי֙ הִתְאַנַּ֣ף יְהוָ֔ה בִּגְלַלְכֶ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר גַּם־אַתָּ֖ה לֹא־תָבֹ֥א שָֽׁם
Because of you the LORD was incensed with me too, and He said: You ...
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Moshe davening 515 times to enter Eretz Yisrael
I have recently heard that since the gematria of Va'etchanan is 515, Moshe davened 515 times to enter Eretz Yisrael before Hashem told him he couldn't daven anymore. The reason is that if he would ...
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Ending stanza in Birkat HaMazon
In some Sephardic/Edut HaMizrach siddurim, there is a sentence as one concludes that one reads "ברוך הזן, ברוך שולחן, ברוך משה בן עמרם". Hebrew Wikipedia records it as the custom of the Kurdistan ...
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Did Moshe Rabbeinu actually die?
I believe Moshe Rabbeinu's death is recorded several times within the Torah, but for instance here's the part recorded in Devarim:
Devarim 34:5-6
And Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there, in ...
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What “really” occurred with Moshe having to ask G-d a “halachic” question? [duplicate]
I begin with Rashi's explanation on Vayikra 25:1 that says that all the mitzvoth including their details were mentioned to Moshe at Mt. Sinai.
Assuming this explanation, why did Moshe not know the ...
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Rabbi Nachman on connecting to Tzaddikim and Tefillah
Rabbi Nachman M'Breslov in Likutei Moharan (2:6) writes:
(Source from Sefaria.org)
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וְצָרִיךְ כָּל אֶחָד לְכַוֵּן בִּתְפִלָּתוֹ, שֶׁיְּקַשֵּׁר עַצְמוֹ לַצַּדִּיקִים שֶׁבַּדּוֹר, ...
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When did Jews start reciting the Shema Prayer?
When did Jews start reciting the Shema Prayer?
Was it before or after the Babylonian Captivity?
Was it before The Exodus?
Did Moses start the practice?
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Why don't Korach and his followers ask if an all Techeiles Beged is Patur from Techeiles?
רש"י במדבר ט"ז:א' ד"ה דתן ואבירם. ... מֶה עָשָׂה? עָמַד וְכָנַס ר"נ רָאשֵׁי סַנְהֶדְרָאוֹת — ... וְהִלְבִּישָׁן טַלִּיתוֹת שֶׁכֻּלָּן תְּכֵלֶת, בָּאוּ וְעָמְדוּ לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה, אָמְרוּ לוֹ טַלִּית שֶׁכֻּלָּהּ שֶׁל תְּכֵלֶת ...
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How can Moshe risk the trustworthiness of his Nevuah?
Bamidbar 16:29
אִם־כְּמ֤וֹת כָּל־הָֽאָדָם֙ יְמֻת֣וּן אֵ֔לֶּה וּפְקֻדַּת֙ כָּל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם יִפָּקֵ֖ד עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א יְהוָ֖ה שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃
If these men die as all men do, if their lot be the common ...
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Why didn't Moshe abort the spies' mission? He had doubts!
What was Moshe's mindset regarding sending the spies? Specifically: He seemed to have his doubts because he blessed Yehoshua by adding the letter "Heh" to his name so Hashem should protect him. Why ...
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Why did God sanction killing everything that breathes against the 7 nations?
Why did God sanction killing everything that breathes against the 7 nations?
Why did God sanction such a thing? How is every single person of these nations to blame?
Deuteronomy 20:16 "However, of ...
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When Did Moses Receive the Torah
I apologize for the fact that this threatens to be the most ignorant question ever asked on this site, but I'm not sure where else to ask it.
My understanding is that God gave the entire Torah to ...
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Were there two Arks constructed, one by Bezaleel and one by Moshe?
In Devarim 10:1-5 G_d was speaking with Moshe about hewing two new tablets and then in verse 3 it says, (Moshe speaking) "So I made an ark of acacia wood, hewed two tablets of stone like the first ...
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What did Hashem sound like?
Is there any source for what Hashem's voice sounded like when he spoke to Moshe Rabeinu? Like was it a man's voice or a woman's voice? Gruff or sweet? What type of accent? Middle Eastern,Ashkenaz, ...
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Reuben, Simeon, Levi…But what about the other tribes?
Exodus 6:14 - 26 lists the genealogy of the tribes of Reuben, Simeon and Levi. However, after listing the family tree of Levi, the Torah does not continue listing the other tribes - Judah, Joseph, etc....
