Parashat Beha'alotecha 5769 in English
הרב דוד דניאל הכהן שליט״א
תקציר
The Rav studies the end of Parashat Beha'alotecha, where Aaron and Miriam speak against Moshe Rabbeinu over the "Cushite woman". He first gives Rashi's explanation: Miriam learned from Tzipporah that Moshe had separated from her, and did not grasp that his prophecy came suddenly, without time to prepare. He then presents the Arizal's explanation, based on a Midrash: in his years in Africa Moshe became king of Kush and married its queen, but never lived with her, so as not to bring another Amalek into the world, as happened with Timna and Eliphaz. The Rav explains that Moshe could not enter Eretz Israel because he is too high for it, and that the building of Israel raises the land. He concludes by saying that, in his view, the nations that oppose building in the Land are trying to delay the coming of the Mashiach.
רגעים מרכזיים
- 0:06 Aaron and Miriam speak against Moshe Rabbeinu משה רבנו
- 1:06 Rashi: the "black woman" is Tzipporah, famous for her beauty זוגיות ומשפחה משה רבנו
- 2:58 Tzipporah's pity for the wives of Eldad and Medad זוגיות ומשפחה
- 4:31 Miriam's mistake: Moshe's prophecy comes suddenly, without preparation משה רבנו
- 5:52 The Arizal's explanation: why Moshe will not enter the Land ארץ ישראל האר"י ז"ל
- 7:56 The Midrash: Moshe in Africa becomes king of Kush משה רבנו
- 10:38 Moshe marries the queen but keeps his distance, then divorces her זוגיות ומשפחה משה רבנו
- 12:04 Timna, Eliphaz and the birth of Amalek עמלק האבות
- 14:50 Each soul has its predestined match according to its level זוגיות ומשפחה נשמה
- 18:53 Moshe's wise act: no new Amalek, and the soul spark retrieved עמלק משה רבנו תיקון
- 20:46 Why Moshe cannot enter Eretz Israel: the sun and the moon ארץ ישראל משה רבנו סוד
- 22:08 Building in Israel raises the land and brings the Mashiach אקטואליה ארץ ישראל משיח