About this episode
The episode explores the reasons behind the rejection of Moses' pleas to God.
Were the pleas of Moses rejected out of anger? Because the request was premature? Out of a sense of Divine "pain?"
People in this episode
Host: Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Topics covered
- Moses' pleas
- Divine anger
- premature requests
- Divine pain
- interpretation of scripture
Keywords
- Moses
- Divine anger
- prayer
- scripture interpretation
- Jewish history
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: פָּרָשַׁת וׇאֶתְחַנׇּן
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