Talmud for Exodus 17:11
וְהָיָ֗ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֥ים מֹשֶׁ֛ה יָד֖וֹ וְגָבַ֣ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָנִ֛יחַ יָד֖וֹ וְגָבַ֥ר עֲמָלֵֽק׃
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
Jerusalem Talmud Rosh Hashanah
MISHNAH: It was when Moses lifted his hands then Israel had the upper hand102Ex. 17:11., etc. Do Moses’s hands conduct war or break war? But any time that Israel looked up high and directed their thoughts103The insistence on intent is the theme connecting this Mishnah to the preceding. to their Father in Heaven they were dominating, otherwise they were falling.
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