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#535: Frustration Is Not a Game Plan

Rashi on Parashat Ḥukkat, Bamidbar/Numbers 20:11

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Jul 09, 2024
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Bamidbar/Numbers 20:11

וַיָּ֨רֶם מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־יָד֗וֹ וַיַּ֧ךְ אֶת־הַסֶּ֛לַע בְּמַטֵּ֖הוּ פַּעֲמָ֑יִם וַיֵּצְאוּ֙ מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים וַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּ הָעֵדָ֖ה וּבְעִירָֽם׃     

And Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod. Out came copious water, and the community and their beasts…

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