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Why were three miracles necessary when one might have sufficed? # 26347-EYAL-6
The Ben Ish Chai explains that there are three forces of tumah in the
kelippah. The first is a “stormy wind,” which propels a person to hurry to
sin. The second is a “great cloud,” which obscures a person’s vision from
the severity of his sin. And the third is a “flashing fire,” the passion of
lust. The three miracles with the staff corresponded to these three forces
of impurity. Likewise, the mitzvah of brit milah contains three aspects,
milah, priyah, and bloodletting, corresponding to these three forces.
The three camps of Bnei Yisrael also corresponded to the three forces of
impurity.
After the episode of Korach’s rebellion, Moshe ordered each Nasi to bring
a staff to the Ohel Ha’eidut. The staff which would blossom would
indicate that its owner deserved to be the Kohen Gadol. Three miracles
occurred with Aharon’s staff: it blossomed, it sprouted a bud, and it grew
almonds.
