Moshe’s Unmarked Grave (Sources)
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Jews have always cherished the land of Israel, and yearned to be buried there upon their passing. They also seek to have their grave marked honorably, so as to enable loved ones to visit and pray. Yet Moshe Rabbeinu merited none of these, buried in “the Valley of Moab,” where “no person knows the place of his burial unto this day”.
Why was he assigned this fate? Does this somehow reflect his life’s unparalleled accomplishments?
(Hebrew)
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Paper Type | Sources |
| Pages | 35 |
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ההנחה הפשוטה היא כי שבירת הלוחות היתה תוצאה מרוגזו של משה על חטאם של ישראל. אלא שמבט נוסף במפרשי המקרא מגלה טעמים וממתקים נוספים על דבר כוונתו של רוען של ישראל. שבעים פנים לתורה.
In 1903 professor Simon Newcomb argued that human flight was a “mathematical impossibility,” but that same year, the Wright Brothers successfully launched the first powered airplane.
Having your travel route shortened and arriving at your destination almost momentarily is known in Biblical terms as Kefitzas Ha-derech. It may be “naturally impossible,” but miracles do happen! From Avraham to the Baal Shem Tov, some of our greatest heroes experienced this firsthand.
Read this paper to explore this fantastic feat, its history and halachic ramifications. Have a safe trip!
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Submitted by a Shliach in Florida
If Avraham was specifically
instructed to refrain from marrying a maidservant, how was he permitted to
marry Hagar? How could Avraham marry Hagar if Jews may not marry a first or second-generation
Egyptian convert? Was Hagar betrothed through a form of kiddushin or was
she considered a concubine? Was the marriage of Avraham and Hagar divinely
ordained?
Having survived the Great Flood, Noach was comforted by the sight of the dove clutching an olive leaf, the proverbial sign of peace.
What is unique about the olive leaf? What was the message it conveyed to Noach? What relevant lesson can be gleaned from this incident?
The final battle of Moshe’s lifetime is known as the war with Midyan. Moshe conveyed the divine instruction to take the lives of all the male Midyanite minors. Can this paradigm be reconciled with modern-day norms of war?
(updated)
The Bible seems to be littered with tales of
the misdeeds of the righteous. Is it naïve to ignore these stories? Do we need
to reconsider our role models? How can we interpret these stories truthfully but
in a way that confirms the holiness of our heroes?
The
census figures recorded in the Torah seem too perfect to be true. Each of the
tribes reported a population that was a convenient multiple of 5, 10 or 100.
Were these numbers rounded out?
The Torah’s account of the feud of Korach raises many questions. By saying, “I shall consume them in an instant” G-d seems to appear vengeful. Why was it necessary to demonstrate such staggering might? Why was it specifically the Ketores that was used to stem the spread of the plague after the demise of Korach?
Why
is Yosef referred to as HaTzadik? Didn’t he slander his brothers? A
new look at the saga of sibling rivalry and forgiveness.
How could a father be so willing to kill his son? Did Avraham fail to ask for divine mercy for Yitschak? And why is Avraham, not Yitschak, the celebrated hero of Akeidat Yitschak?
The Biblical account of the destruction of Sedom raises many
questions. Amongst them: Why does the Torah imply that the angels defied G-d’s wishes by acting independently? Did Lot in fact direct his prayers to the angels? Was
his defense of the inhabitants of Tzoar that much better than Avraham’s
arguments to spare Sedom?
Man was set apart from the animal kingdom by his ability to speak. How were Chava and Bilam able to converse with the snake or donkey? Were these conversations real?