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the Yetzer Hara, who blinds the eyes of the wise. Bnei Yisrael demanded 6 bamidbar
food which needed prior preparation and they had eaten as slaves, all
because they had fallen into the web of the Yetzer Hara.
“One aveirah leads to another.” At first, Bnei Yisrael requested physical
food. Once this desire took root in their hearts, they bewailed the
prohibition against certain relationships.

The Chida states that sharp foods arouse passions and strengthen the
sperm. Bnei Yisrael asked for garlic and onions in order to further arouse
their physical passions.

The Torah is the antidote against the wiles of the Yetzer Hara and all
physical lusts, as Hashem states, “I created the Yetzer Hara; I created
Torah as its antidote.” It is to a person’s benefit to immerse himself in the
study of mussar, and he should not be ashamed to ask for his friend’s
assistance in overcoming his passions.

How could Bnei Yisrael desire physical food when they were being
supported by spiritual sustenance? Furthermore, they remembered the
food they had eaten in Egypt, the land of their oppression. Bnei Yisrael
“Moshe heard the people weeping by their did not have to exert themselves in the least regarding the manna, for it
families” was immediately ready to eat. How could they demand food that needed
(Bamidbar 11:10) preparation?

“Torah was given only to those who ate manna.” Torah is compared to
manna. Just as the manna was the perfect food, completely absorbed by
the body, so too, is the Torah perfect and whole. Bnei Yisrael fled from
Har Sinai as a child flees from school. Their inability to recognize the
perfection of Torah blurred their vision to the perfection of the manna,
eventually causing them to become disgusted by it.
The Yetzer Hara recognized the greatness of Bnei Yisrael. Therefore, he
injected into them the passion for the physical. How great is the power of