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#534: What's So Bad About Hitting a Rock?

#534: What's So Bad About Hitting a Rock?

A D’var Torah for Parashat Ḥukkat

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Moses strikes the rock twice

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Gimme Some Torah #534

In Parashat Ḥukkat, the people thirst for water. God tells Moses and Aaron to take the rod, assemble the community, and then order a particular rock to bring forth water. Moses and Aaron do as they are told, but Moses hits the rock twice instead of speaking to it.

As a punishment for their disobedience, Go…

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