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year in the Wilderness? Because lashon hara was rampant, there were
people who contracted this disease as a punishment. In order to
demonstrate the severity of lashon hara, these people were compelled to
sit in isolation, outside all three camps. “May Hashem lift His countenance to you and

Miriam was stricken with tzara’at, even though she spoke about Moshe establish peace for you”
with good intentions. She understood that Moshe was an example for the (Bamidbar 6:26)
nation. Divorcing his wife might cause others to do likewise. In spite of
her good intentions, she was smitten with tzara’at, for she should have
taken Moshe aside to rebuke him, instead of speaking to Aharon.

If Miriam, who meant well and spoke the truth, was punished so severely,
all the more so will retribution be brought upon one who speaks untruths
about his fellow man.

The Torah, usually sparing with words, describes the korbanot of each
shevet at length, even though each Nasi offered the exact same korban.
This demonstrates just how beloved we are to Hashem. Therefore, the
korbanot are described at length. Similarly, because Hashem loves us so
much, He cannot tolerate lashon hara and severely punishes those who
speak ill of His children.

“Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying: Speak to the
Children of Israel and say to them: A man or
woman who shall dissociate himself by taking a
Nazirite vow of abstinence for the sake of

Hashem; from new or aged wine shall he
abstain, and he shall not drink vinegar of wine