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The Maharsha says Moshe really lived 121 years since his 120th year finished on the 6th of Adar and he passed away on the 7th. Why then does he say “I am 120 years old today”?<\/p>\n

If Moshe passed away on Shabbos, how was he able to write thirteen Sifrei Torah on his last day?<\/p>\n

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The Maharsha says Moshe really lived 121 years since his 120th year finished on the 6th of Adar and he passed away on the 7th. Why then does he say “I am 120 years old today”? If Moshe passed away on Shabbos, how was he able to write thirteen Sifrei Torah on his last day? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133454,"featured_media":43907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoshanah-rabbah","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Last Day of Moshe Rabbeinu and the 13 Sifrei Torah - Jewish Holidays<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Maharsha says Moshe really lived 121 years since his 120th year finished on the 6th of Adar and he passed away on the 7th. 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