זכור את אשר עשה ה׳ אלקיך למרים בדרך בצאתכם ממצרים
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א. גמרא מגילה יד. ׳שבע נביאות מאן נינהו שרה, מרים, וכו׳
ו. גמרא תענית כט. ׳דהוו להו עשרין ותרתין בסיון, וכתיב ותסגר מרים, וכו׳
ז. רש״י במדבר יב:א, ד״ה ותדבר מרים ואהרן
ח. ספרי בהעלתך ק, מובא ברמב״ן שם יב:ג
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והאיש משה ענו מאד מכל האדם אשר על פני האדמה
This declaration of the Torah seems to be in a strange place: it might have been more appropriate to have described Moshe’s unparalleled humility in the Parsha of Korach, or perhaps at the end of the Torah, after Moshe Rabbeinu’s passing, as a eulogy on Moshe Rabbeinu. Why is this statement mentioned precisely at this point?
Furthermore, this statement interrupts the narrative of the story of Miriam’s “slander”: it is sandwiched right between Miriam’s complaint about Moshe, and Hashem’s response!!? Rabboisai, what’s pshat??
Zukt the Ohr HaChaim Hakadosh, moiradik!! He brings from the Sifri that Miriam and Aharon ACTUALLY APPROACHED Moshe Rabbeinu, and lodged their complaint directly to him!! (The Ohr HaChaim points out that it would have been pointless for Miriam and Aharon to have had this discussion without Moshe around; rather, Miriam & Aharon were giving Moshe words of Tochacha (rebuke), as follows: “Since we are prophets as well, why are you behaving differently?”)
Now, there was a very simple response to Miriam’s complaint, of which Moshe was well aware: Moshe was on a much higher level of prophecy then Miriam and Aharon!! And that is exactly what Hashem’s response was:
לא כן עבדי משה בכל ביתי נאמן הוא!!
Ayyyyy, so now the question is, why didn’t Moshe explain this to Miriam? Why was it necessary for Hashem to come to his defense instead? Why couldn’t Moshe simply explain that he was on a much higher level??
Ahhhhhhh…!!! Zukt the Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh…….noira shebenoira!! Do you know why Moshe could not respond? The possuk itself provides the answer:
והאיש משה ענו מאד מכל האדם אשר על פני האדמה!!
Because of his supreme humility, Moshe Rabbeinu could not come to express the answer to Miriam’s complaint; namely, that he was on the highest level of prophecy ever reached!! He could never utter anything that would even remotely indicate that he was any greater than anyone else!! So, says the Ohr HaChaim, the possuk’s description of Moshe’s humility is actually part of the Torah narrative!! It explains why Moshe could not respond to Miriam’s complaint!! So therefore, Hashem Himself had to intervene, and speak on Moshe‘s behalf!!
AHHHHH!! RABBOISAI!! WHAT A GESHMAKEH OHR HACHAIM!!!
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