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Moses: (a) (1393-1273 BCE) Greatest prophet to ever live. Son of Amram and Jochebed, younger brother of Miriam and Aaron. Born in Egypt and raised by Pharaoh’s daughter. Fled to Midian, where he married Zipporah. Deployed by G-d to Egypt to liberate the Israelites. Visited ten plagues upon Egypt, led the Israelites out, and transmitted to them the Torah at Mt. Sinai. Led the Israelites for forty years while they traveled in the desert, all the while performing astonishing miracles and wonders. Died in the Plains of Moab, and succeeded by his disciple Joshua. (b) A common Jewish name.

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Maimonides calls him "the most perfect human being", and the sages of the Talmud said that "the Divine Presence spoke from his throat." Yet the Torah also attests that the man who took the Children of Israel out of Egypt and received the Torah from G-d ...
Learning & Values » Jewish History » Miscellaneous » Biographies In Brief
Who was the greatest prophet?    Q&A  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Menachem Posner
Although only 48 prophets and seven prophetesses are mentioned in the Bible, Talmud Megillah 14a. throughout our history our nation has been blessed with tens of thousands of individuals who transmitted the word of G‑d; each of them excelling in his or ...
Learning & Values » Questions & Answers » Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Details
Where Was Moses?    Q&A  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Chaya Sarah Silberberg
Question: Scripture tells us that Moses left Egypt a young man, and yet he comes back an octogenarian. Where was he for all those years? Answer: The Midrash fills in the gap with the following fascinating account: Around the time that Moses left Egypt, a ...
Learning & Values » Questions & Answers » Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Details
Moses: The Birth of a Leader    RankRankRankRankRankRank
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
From the circumstances of his birth through his refusal to lead to the last moments of his life, everything the Torah tells us about Moses is a lesson in Jewish leadership
Learning & Values » Weekly Torah (Parshah) » Shemot - Exodus » Shemot » Chassidic Masters
Why?    RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Yanki Tauber
It's probably the oldest question in the history of human thought. It's surely the most disturbing, the most frequently asked and the least satisfactorily answered. Why, oh why, do bad things happen to good people?
Learning & Values » Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism » Chassidic Thought » Insights & Readings » By Yanki Tauber
The Shrinking of Man  Is it a good thing that we've become so small?  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Yanki Tauber
Man has shrunk over the centuries. At the same time, our planet became an infinitesimal speck in a universe of mind-numbing vastness. Did we become humbler?
Learning & Values » Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism » Chassidic Thought » Insights & Readings » By Yanki Tauber
Moses' Early Adventures    Book  RankRankRankRankRankRank
Moses Flees Egypt, Moses in Midian
Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History
The Divine Ambassador    Book  RankRankRankRankRankRank
G-D Upholds the Covenant The children of Israel could no longer endure their terrible suffering and persecution at the hands of their cruel overlords. Their cries for help, their supplications and prayers, coming from the very bottom of their hearts, ...
Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History
Moses Returns to Egypt    Book  RankRankRankRankRankRank
Moses Accepted As Leader Moses returned to his father-in-law in Midian, and asked for his approval to return to his brethren in Egypt. Jethro gave him his blessing, and Moses set out for Egypt. G-d then ordered Aaron to meet Moses. They met in the desert ...
Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History
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