[Avodah] Tetzaveh "Be Careful What You Wish For"

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From: <cantorwolberg at cox.net>
. Moses responded:  'And now, if You would forgive their sin; and if not,
erase me from the Book which you have written.' [Shmos 32:32]

The Zohar gives the following interesting interpretation: ". Moses was
removed from one section of the Torah, the commandments regarding the
Mishkan. Which section is this?: V'ata T'tzaveh, which should have contained
.his name was completely omitted from the entire section. This is an example
of the "curse of a sage (being fulfilled) even when it is conditional."
[Midrash Ne'elam Shiur haShirim Maamar 4]
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Interesting that this is from the Zohar. It is mentioned by both the Rosh
(quoting a R' Dan Ashkenazi) and his son the Baal HaTurim - who presumably
didn't see the Zohar.

>>It seems strange to me that for someone who was considered to be the most
humble Biblical character of all time, had the chutzpah to say to the
Almighty: "If you don't forgive them, then count me out." It sounds like a
threat. Which reminds me (l'havdil) of the story of a man who walked into
the bank and took out a gun and pointed it to his own head and said to the
teller, "If you don't give me the money, I'll kill myself."
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Indeed, MRAH had mesiras nefesh on behalf of Klall Yisroel - ad kedei kach.

SBA