Shoftim 1: It was Fun While it Lasted

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Jun 22, 2026 · 2m

“Rav Adda, son of Rabbi Ḥanina, said: Had Israel not sinned in earlier times they would have been given the five books of the Torah and the book of Joshua alone. They needed the book of Joshua because it includes the arrangement of Eretz Yisrael.” (Nedarim 22b).

אָמַר רַב אַדָּא בַּר רַבִּי חֲנִינָא אִלְמָלֵא חָטְאוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא נִתְּנוּ לָהֶם אֶלָּא חֲמִשָּׁה חֻמְשֵׁי תּוֹרָה וְסֵפֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּלְבַד מִפְּנֵי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ סֵדֶר אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל From the moment that Moshe stepped up to confront Pharaoh in Egypt, the Israelites have had two leaders—Moshe and Joshua. Moshe brought the…