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the verse is referring to Joshua, for whom manna fell corresponding to all the rest of the Jewish people, when he waited for Moses at Mount Sinai during the 40 days Moses was on the mountain. The verses allude to this: “Man” is written here, and “man” is written there: “Take to you Joshua, the son
Furthermore, with regard to the manna: The students of R' Shimon ben Yoḥai asked him: Why didn’t the manna fall for the Jewish people just once a year to take care of all their needs, instead of coming down every day? He said to them: I will give you a parable: To what does this matter compare? To a
So too, in the case of the Jewish people, someone who had 4 or 5 children would be worried and say: Perhaps the manna will not fall tomorrow and we will all die of starvation. Consequently, everyone directed their hearts to their Father in heaven every day. The manna that fell each day was sufficie
Alternatively, they received manna daily so that they would be able to eat it while it was hot and fresh. Alternatively, they received manna daily due to the hardship of carrying on the journey. They did not stay in the same place all those years, and it would have been difficult for them to carr
§ It is told: R' Tarfon, and R' Yishmael, and the Elders were sitting and discussing the passage about the manna and R' Elazar HaModa’i was sitting among them. R' Elazar HaModa’i responded and said: The manna that fell for the Jewish people was 60 cubits high. R' Tarfon said to him: Moda’i, how long