Beloved Student Chosen to Lead

Yehoshua bin Nun, longtime student and assistant to Moshe, has been granted Semichah, rabbinic ordination. In a moving ceremony attended by Elazar the High Priest and other dignitaries, Moshe placed his hands upon the head of his student and expressed his confidence in Yehoshua’s wisdom, leadership skills, and Torah scholarship.

“It was a very touching moment,” reported TNS reporter, Shazak Shazakovitch. “Although Moshe wanted with all his heart to be the one to lead his flock into the Holy Land, he showed everyone that Yehoshua had his full support in leading Bnei Yisrael into the Promised Land.”

According to witnesses, Rabbi Yehoshua’s face glowed like the moon, reflecting the great glory of his teacher.