Date of Moses' Passing
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Question
On what date did Moses pass away?
Answer
Moses Rabbeinu passed away on the 7th of Adar. In the Mekhilta of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Parashat Beshalach, there is a disagreement whether Moses Rabbeinu passed away on the 7th of Adar in a regular year or on the 7th of Adar I in a leap year. In the responsa of Maharil (Siman 31), it is proven from the Gemara (Kiddushin 38a) that Moses Rabbeinu passed away on the 7th of Adar close to Nissan. The Gemara (Kiddushin 38a) explains that the Holy One, blessed be He, completes the years of the righteous from day to day and from month to month, and since Moses Rabbeinu passed away on the 7th of Adar, he was also born on the 7th of Adar, as also explained in the Gemara (Sotah 12b). In the Gemara (Sotah there), it is explained that there is a disagreement whether Moses Rabbeinu was born in Adar of a regular year or in Adar I of a leap year. Further study is required.
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