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The Mother of Moses. Artist: Simeon Solomon 1860. Delaware Art Museum

When Moses Was Born the House Was Filled with Light

January 2, 2018Shemot, SotahExodus 2:2, Sotah 12a, ZoroasterEditors

The Iranian Origins of a Talmudic Midrash

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