the biblical personage Moses
Questions tagged [moshe-rabbeinu]
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When Moses decides to act on his own and when he decides to consult Hashem?
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In numerous occasions, from the story of the Plagues of Exodus through wandering in the wilderness to his last gathering of Bnei Israel, Moses demonstrated two distinct types of…
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Moshe's exact month of birth
In a recent shiur, the Rav said that Moshe told Yehoshua to pick men to fight Amalek. The reason appears in the following passage:
למה ליהושע, כדי שיבחר אנשים שנולדו באדר שני כמותו
On the source sheet, it says that this פרוש comes from the Midrash…
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How many Tzadikim from Moshe Rabbeinu until today have brought the Shekinah down one level through their merit?
This question is based on the Basi Legani, which discussed the topic of seven Tzadikim who each have brought the Shekinah down from one level of heaven to another.
The text states that Moshe Rabbeinu merited the giving of the Torah because he was…
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Why did the first 70 teachers of the oral law support the 10 dis-honest spies and not stand with Moses?
The rabbis teach that the oral law was given at Mount Sinai and that the first teachers of the oral law were the 70 leaders of the community who are described as "the helpers of Moses" and later, "the judges".
If the oral law is so special and…
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Moshe Rabbeinu's actions - why did he flee the serpent in Shemot 4:3?
In Shemoth 4:3, it says:
And He said, "Cast it to the ground," and he cast it to the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from before it. וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּ אַ֔רְצָה וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֥הוּ אַ֖רְצָה וַיְהִ֣י לְנָחָ֑שׁ וַיָּ֥נָס…
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How many years had Moses already been married to Tsipora in Paran desert?
How many years had Moses already been married to Tsipora in the Paran desert, when Moses divorced her (according to Rashi in Numbers 12;1)?
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The credibility of National revelation
I was discussing the credibility of "National Revelation" as a standard to accept or reject proof. I am a science, mathematic and law orientated person and this threshold to accept or reject a proof is actually mathematically and logically unjust.…
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