[Avodah] Did Tziporah say Lashon Hara?

David Riceman driceman at att.net
Wed Jun 18 09:30:30 PDT 2008


SBA wrote:
> Secondly, I see that the Shaarei Ahraon quotes "Eimek Hanetziv" saying that
> Tzipporah was definitely not complaining about MR being away from her. Had
> she been upset about it, MR would've divorced her to allow her to remarry.
>   
Would this have worked? Moshe Rabbeinu haya melech (see Tanhuma 
Beha'alothcha 9, cited by the Rambam but I don't recall where).  A 
king's wife may not remarry (H. Melachim 2:2).

OTOH Tzippora could have prevented him from taking the job of 24/7 navi 
if she objected.  See EH 76:5.

David Riceman



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