Rabbi Joshua Kullock
Comunidad Hebrea de Guadalajara.
We all know that the Torah ends with Moses’ death and with the description of the most scandalous failure of the entire biblical text: the ancient leader, who led the people for forty years, will die without reaching the promised land. After devoting his life to the redemption and consolidation of the people of Israel, Moses will stay on the other side of the Jordan, with no trace of his final resting place.
We all know that the Torah ends with Moses’ death and with the description of the most scandalous failure of the entire biblical text: the ancient leader, who led the people for forty years, will die without reaching the promised land. After devoting his life to the redemption and consolidation of the people of Israel, Moses will stay on the other side of the Jordan, with no trace of his final resting place.
We still have months to go before we read the last parashah of the Torah. Nevertheless, what happened to Moses at the river bed started to brew in this week’s portion. The painful decree that sealed the fate of Amram’s son appears in Parashat Hukkat and revolves around a stone. Moses’ desire to enter Israel was cut short for his inability to grapple with a pebble.
It is written in the Torah:

