As Prof. Leiman writes, the Tiferes Yisrael most probably got this story from a chasidic sefer (fittingly) named Ohr Pnei Moshe (P. Chukas), he brings it from previous seforim but doesn’t name them. This idea, without the story, is already found in previous chasidic seforim such as Degel Machne Efraim (p. Ki sisa) and Teshuas Chein (p. Toldos) based on the gemara Bechoros 5a.
I first read about that Tiferes YIsrael in R Dr Abraham Twerski’s LET US MAKE MAN and it blew me away as an 18 yr old. This was a great piece on Shemos, thank you.
As Prof. Leiman writes, the Tiferes Yisrael most probably got this story from a chasidic sefer (fittingly) named Ohr Pnei Moshe (P. Chukas), he brings it from previous seforim but doesn’t name them. This idea, without the story, is already found in previous chasidic seforim such as Degel Machne Efraim (p. Ki sisa) and Teshuas Chein (p. Toldos) based on the gemara Bechoros 5a.
Thanks for the great article.
I first read about that Tiferes YIsrael in R Dr Abraham Twerski’s LET US MAKE MAN and it blew me away as an 18 yr old. This was a great piece on Shemos, thank you.