Midrash Mishle (The Midrash to Proverbs, 9th century CE) waxes narrative with four stories of death and mourning. These legends offer a comprehensive rabbinic view on death, mourning, and consolation that have meaningful lessons for us today. The Death of Moses Tuesday December 7, 2021 Unlike the biblical narrative at the end of Deuteronomy, in this Midrash, Moses does not go gentle into that good night. Instead, he goes through the stages of denial, anger, bargaining, and such, that we…