A sentence that doesn't describe Moshe the Beadle might be: "Moshe the Beadle is a wealthy businessman who travels frequently for work." This statement contradicts his character as depicted in Elie Wiesel's "Night," where he is portrayed as a poor, humble man with a deep spiritual connection and a prophetic warning about the Holocaust.
In Elie Wiesel's "Night," Moshe the Beadle returns to Sighet after being deported to a concentration camp to warn the Jewish community about the impending dangers they face. He shares harrowing experiences of the atrocities he witnessed, urging them to escape while they still can. However, his warnings are largely ignored, as the townspeople find it hard to believe such horrors could happen to them. Moshe's return serves as a poignant reminder of the importance of heeding warnings and acknowledging the reality of oppression.
Moshe Hacohen was born in 1874.
Moshe Lewin was born in 1921.
Moshe Levinger was born in 1935.
Elie sees Moshe as a teacher who imparts important life lessons through his experiences and stories. Moshe's survival and ability to find meaning in the face of tragedy inspires Elie to persevere despite the challenges he faces in the concentration camps. Through Moshe's guidance, Elie learns the importance of resilience, hope, and the will to survive.
he was elie's spiritual mentor
Elie spend so much time with Moshe because he wanted to learn the idea of studying Kabbalah from him.
Moshe the beadle asks Elie, "Why do you pray?" and "Why do you fast?" These questions challenge Elie to think critically about his faith and to reflect on the purpose behind his religious practices.
They both wanted to be a preacher.
Moshe the Beadle warns the Jews about the plans of the Nazi but is not herd, and Elie's Father tells the Jews that they have nothing to worry about and that they should just stay put and do what the nazi want.
Moshe the Beadle was a poor foreign Jew that lived humbly and worked all time in the town's synagogue. People from Sighet often helped him by giving his some money or food. Even though he was a "master" in the art of incognito, meaning that he was very good being "invisible" to people, nobody ever felt encumbered by his presence. Nobody ever felt embarrassed by him (pg. 1). The relationship of Moshe and Elie began one day at dusk that Elie was praying. Moshe asked Elie: "Why do you weep when you pray?" (pg. 2). Elie was like, well, why do I breath, why do I pray? It was like natural for Elie to weep while praying. Elie wanted a master to help him with his studies of the cabbala, but his father disagrees with the idea (pg. 1). He and Moshe wanted answers of questions they had about God; they were very into religion matters.
Actually, he did learn from Moshe, the Beadle but it wasn't long after, that the Germans invaded and forced them into ghettos and later into concentration camps. I know that in the beginning Elie looked up to Moshe the Beadle, but I am not sure who exactly was the religious teacher.
Moshe the Beadle was Eliezer's teacher of Jewish mysticism, Moshe is a poor Jew who lives in Sighet. He is deported before the rest of the Sighet Jews but escapes and returns to tell the town what the Nazis are doing to the Jews. Tragically, the community takes Moshe for a lunatic.
When Moshe tells Elie he has come to tell the story of his death, it prompts Elie to question his beliefs and the nature of the world. This encounter foreshadows the horrors Elie will witness during the Holocaust and leads him to grapple with the concept of faith and humanity in the face of such suffering. It marks a turning point in Elie's perception of the world and his place in it.
If you're refering to the book Night by Elie W. he was first taken to another place a concentration camp to be killed. this happened in the beginning of the story. He comes back to his old town where Elie the narrator lives and told Elie that he and a few other Jews were taken by Nazis and they were shot. Moshe fell and the others did too. The Nazis left believing they had killed them all, but Moshe was still alive. After that I'm not sure what happened.
So Elie would not seek vengence upon him.