[Avodah] Did Tziporah say Lashon Hara?

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From: "kennethgmiller at juno.com" _kennethgmiller at juno.com_ 
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>> When Tziporah heard, she said, 'Oy to their wives! If  they get nevuah, 
they'll separate from their wives, like my husband separated  from me.' That's 
how Miriam knew."

Was it Lashon Hara for Tziporah to say  this to Miriam? It sure sounds like a 
complaint to  me.<<

>>>>>
Tzippora was not complaining about or criticizing Moshe's behavior.   She 
took it for granted that a navi must separate from his wife, like a law of  
nature.  That is no more LH than saying, "Oy, if my husband gets drafted  he'll 
have to separate from me and go to the army."
 
It was Miriam who turned it into a criticism of Moshe in her own mind,  
because according to her opinion, it was /not/ necessary for a navi to separate  
from his wife.  (And in general, she would have been right,  except that Moshe 
was no ordinary navi.) (Ha, as if there's such a thing as an  "ordinary" navi)  
 
 
Tzippora was just temimusdik and didn't question the need for her husband  to 
separate from her, assuming that was what all nevi'im did.    Tzippora was a 
giyores and this makes me think of the way  gerim are often much more 
temimusdik and accepting than are born Jews,  who are much more inclined to argue and 
debate and ask, "But /why/ do you  have to do it that way?" and "Who /says/ 
that's the only way?"  yada  yada. 



--Toby  Katz
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