A Tale of Three Mountains

An exploration through the role of mountains in the Torah.

Early morning shot of the three Sisters mountains in central Oregon

At the culmination of Parashas Haazinu, we find Hashem commanding Moshe to go up to the mountain for a last look at Eretz Yisrael before his death. The Torah tells us¹ that Moshe’s death was to be like Aharon’s, as they were both to die on top of a mountain.

What is the significance of go…