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pasuk, “Now the man Moshe was exceedingly humble” and the narrative
concerning Miriam and Aharon?

Miriam was held accountable for her account, for she knew that Moshe
would not react to her narrative. He was the humblest of all men, as the
Torah testifies. His remaining silent placed him in the category of not
being there at all. Thus it was as if Miriam spoke behind his back.

The word man denotes strength of character, rooted in the trait of silence.
David Hamelech told his son that if he wished to find success in his reign,
he should be a man, i.e., cling to silence. Moshe was skilled in the craft
of silence and deserved to be called a man by the Torah.
Why did Hashem tell Moshe to form the trumpets out of one piece of
The word (Cushite) is numerically equivalent to the phrase silver, after he had difficulty fashioning the Menorah out of one piece of
. Everyone agreed that Tzipporah was a most beautiful woman. The gold?
Torah calls her a Cushite in order to ward off an ayin hara. Rashi explains
that this word is repeated in order to describe her inner beauty as well as The trumpets were used to gather the Nesi’im together, as well as to signal
her outer beauty. This teaches us that Moshe did not divorce her for any the time to travel, according to the nation’s encampment around the
flaw he found in her, but due to a desire to reach greater heights. Mishkan. Bnei Yisrael encamped according to rank. The trumpets testified
to their unity. Even though they are all part of one nation, there are
different levels of distinction. But this should not take away from their
unity. Unity reigns supreme when each shevet recognizes his place, and
at the same time, respects the other shevatim for their virtues.

Moshe had difficulty fashioning the Menorah, for he had not yet learned
the great secret hidden within it. Only after Hashem explained it to him,
“Now the man Moshe was exceedingly humble, did he understand. But Moshe understood the message of the trumpets

more than any person on the face of the earth” immediately, and therefore did not have difficulty with fashioning them.
(Bamidbar 12:3) For they alluded to the virtue of unity among the nation.

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