Y9 Iyun HW 1 PDF

Setting the Scene: The Travels of the ‫ בני ישראל‬in the ‫ מדבר‬2448 - 2449 15 Nissan 2448 6 Sivan 2448 Events Match up to the dates on the chart       17 Tammuz 2448 10 Tishrei 2449 29 Sivan 2449 9 Av 2449 19 Moshe comes down with the second ‫לוחות‬ Jewish People punished and told...

Setting the Scene: The Travels of the ‫ בני ישראל‬in the ‫ מדבר‬2448 - 2449 15 Nissan 2448 6 Sivan 2448 Events Match up to the dates on the chart       17 Tammuz 2448 10 Tishrei 2449 29 Sivan 2449 9 Av 2449 19 Moshe comes down with the second ‫לוחות‬ Jewish People punished and told to spend 40 years in the desert Yetziat Mitzrayim Smashing of the ‫ – לוחות‬the two tablets Moshe sends out the spies Jewish People receive the 10 Commandments at Mount Sinai Setting the Scene The first ‫רש"י‬‎ that deals with the root problem of the story. Open your ‫ חומשים‬to ‫פסוק א‬ ‫ רש"י‬there ‫ד"ה שלח לך אנשים‬. ‫חטא המרגלים‬ helps provide us with the ‫במדבר פרשת שלח פרק יג‬ and see the first Write down the translation in your exercise book using the ‫ מושגים‬below. ‫מושגים‬ Place next to Samach ‫סמך‬ Spy Meragel ‫מרגל‬ She was struck Laktah ‫לקתה‬ Matters of Speech Iskei Dibah These Hallelu ‫הללו‬ Advice /Moral lesson Mussar ‫מוסר‬ ‫עסקי דבה‬ With ‫ רש"י‬making the link between ‫’מרים‬s behaviour in the previous ‫פרק‬, we need to first take a look at this story at the end of ‫ פרשת בהעלתך‬in order to put the ‫ חטא המרגלים‬into context and allow us to understand what went wrong. 21 days? She shall be closed off for seven days, ‫בְ פָ נֶיהָ הֲ ֹלא ִׁת ָכלֵּם ִׁש ְבעַ ת י ִָׁמים ִׁתּסָ גֵּר‬ ‫ ִׁשבְ עַ ת י ִָׁמים ִׁמחּוץ לַמַ חֲ נֶה וְ ַאחַ ר‬:‫ֵּתָאסֵּ ף‬ ‫טו וַ ִׁתּסָ גֵּר ִׁמ ְריָם ִׁמחּוץ לַמַ חֲ נֶה ִׁשבְ עַ ת‬ :‫ָמים וְ הָ עָ ם ֹלא נָסַ ע עַ ד הֵּ ָאסֵּ ף ִׁמ ְריָם‬ ִׁ ‫י‬ ‫טז וְ ַאחַ ר נ ְָסעּו הָ עָ ם מֵּ חֲ צֵּ רוֹת וַ יַחֲ נּו‬ :‫ארן‬ ָ ָ‫בְ ִׁמ ְדבַ ר פ‬ beyond the encampment, and after that, she may join again." 15. Miriam was closed off beyond the encampment for seven days, and the people did not depart until Miriam was brought in to join them. 16. After that, the people travelled from Chatzeirot and they camped in the desert of Paran. Rashi, Parshat Beha’alotcha, Perek 12 ‫רש"י פרשת בהעלתך פרק יב‬ And Miriam and Aharon spoke: She spoke first ‫ היא פתחה בדבור‬:‫ותדבר מרים ואהרן‬ and so the Torah mentions her first. ,‫ לפיכך הקדימה הכתוב תחלה‬,‫תחילה‬ And from where does Miriam know that Moshe ‫ומנין היתה יודעת מרים שפרש משה‬ separated from his wife [from marital relations]? ‫ מרים היתה‬,‫ רבי נתן אומר‬,‫מן האשה‬ Rabbi Natan says: Miriam was next to Tzipporah at the time it was told to Moshe that Eldad and ‫בצד צפורה בשעה שנאמר למשה אלדד‬ Meidad were prophesying in the camp. When ‫ כיון ששמעה‬,‫ומידד מתנבאים במחנה‬ Tzipporah heard this, she said, “Pity their poor ‫ אמרה אוי לנשותיהן של אלו‬,‫צפורה‬ wives for if they powers of prophecy they will ‫אם הם נזקקים לנבואה שיהיו פורשין‬ separate from their wives like my husband has separated from me.” From there, Miriam knew and ,‫מנשותיהן כדרך שפרש בעלי ממני‬ so told Aharon. ‫ ומה‬.‫ומשם ידעה מרים והגידה לאהרן‬ And while Miriam didn’t mean to criticise Moshe, ,‫ כך נענשה‬,‫מרים שלא נתכוונה לגנותו‬ yet she was punished [harshly]; how much more so :‫חבירו‬ someone who speaks critically of his friend?! 23 ‫קל וחומר למספר בגנותו של‬ Questions 1. What exactly was ‫ מרים‬and ‫’אהרן‬s criticism of ‫ ?משה‬Explain your answer, quoting the text and the following ‫רש"י‬. 2. What do you think ‫ מרים‬and wrong? Explain your answer. 3. Why do you think ‫ מרים‬is singled out by the Torah for misbehaving? See the above ‫ רש"י‬for help and give your view on ‫אהרן‬ did that was ‫’רש"י‬s reasoning. 4. Why did ’‫ ה‬punish ‫ מרים‬through ‫ ?צרעת‬Do you think such a punishment is suitable for what she did wrong? Explain your answer. 5. Explain how ‫ משה‬responded. Would you have reacted in a similar way? Think about how you might respond if someone was rude about you. 24