Behaaloscha-Shlach - Learning from Mistakes

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The opening of this shiur, in Parsha Podcast with Ari Goldwag’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

You're listening to the weekly partial podcast with Ari Goldwag, recorded with Hashem's never-ending assistant assistance in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel, 5780, 2020. This week in Chutz L'Aretz, you'll be reading Parshas Beha'alotcha. And if you are in Eretz Yisrael, you'll be reading Parshas Shlach. And as I did last week, I'd like to continue with a connection between the two parshas, so we can enjoy something that can work at any Shabbos table. At the end of Parshas Beha'alotcha, the Torah describes the conversation that Miriam Hanaviya has with Aaron HaCohen. They're speaking about Moshe Rabbeinu, and they, as nevi'im, as prophets themselves, they knew that a prophet has to be married. They have to be normal people, even if they're at a very high level. Yes, it's true that they need to sometimes abstain, perhaps, from being with their spouse, but they knew that Moshe Rabbeinu, not only was he abstaining from being with his with his wife, he had divorced her. And so, Miriam Hanaviya says, turns to her brother Aaron, and says, "What is Moshe doing? Why has he divorced his wife?" To which Hakadosh Baruchu, when he sees what they've done, that they're speaking negatively about Moshe Rabbeinu, they spoke lashon hara, Hashem causes Miriam to become a metzora. She becomes leprous, she has leprosy. And indeed, the Jewish people wait for her for 7 days in a place called Chatzeiros. They wait there for her until she is cured from her leprosy. And indeed, the Jewish people learn the lesson what happens to somebody who

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1. 0:00You're listening to the weekly partial podcast with Ari Goldwag, recorded with Hashem's never-ending assistant assistance…
2. 2:08Paran, which was the next location? So, they sent out the spies. That's the beginning of…
3. 4:48uh as we continue. But the story happened in Art Kufa from Chof Sivan until Tisha…
4. 8:00speaking of those who sin. Mar'eh l'mar'eh mai sham Miriam shlacha anashim. What is the idea…
5. 10:06And so that they would be forewarned not to make this mistake. That the spies shouldn't…
6. 12:47Tisha B'Av, it's a series of 50 days. 49, 50 days, 7 weeks. What is the…
7. 14:55idea is that we start to see something that's com- coming to a completion. There's a…
8. 17:01not to speak negatively, not to speak falsely, not to believe a false report. What You…
9. 19:46Took care of us, he's going to continue to take care of us. They spoke in…
10. 21:53Hamikdash. Still we don't have the open revelation of Hakadosh Baruchu that he's promised us. And…

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