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In this weeks parsha Shemot, Moshe Rabeinu asked Hashem why he causes bad things to happen to the Jewish people. We learn from the Gemara that Hashem says It's chaval what He's lost! Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov never complained about what He did! Yet here Moshe complains at the first thing that's tough! The Gemara says that Moshe was punished after as he was questioning the middot of Hashem. 

Later on in the parsha, Rashi comments on the incident where Moshe kills the Mitzri. 

Rashi says that on that day Moshe decides to go outside he saw the affliction with the Jews, and witnessed an Egyptian hitting a Jew. We learn that Moshe looked both ways to ensure no other Egyptians were around. He saw no other man around and so he then hit the mitzri. Moshe then goes outside the next day and sees two Jews hitting each other! He walks up to them and upon seeing Moshe they ask him, are you going to kill us like you killed that mitzri? In the next pasuk we read that Moshe got scared the matter was now known. Immediately following, the 3rd passuk reads that Pharoah knew what happened. 

Yet pshat clearly writes that Moshe was careful to make sure that no one could see him! How does this make sense? 

The Chofetz Chaim explains that as there were no Egyptians around, it must've been Jews who saw and told Pharoah. This is such a powerful idea, when Moshe says the matter is now known, he wasn't talking about being scared that Pharoah found out! Moshe now realizes the answer to his question, it was the Jews talking about other Jews that caused bad things to happen to them. 

This message is really important; the lack of unity between the Jews can destroy. 

May we all help bring achdus in Klal Yisrael and help others to do so too....!

Shabbat shalom! 

Ariella :)

My own input- What I get out of this is the importance of guarding your tongue. Lashon Hara is one of the most powerful weapons a person could use. The Chofetz Chaim has written a lot on this subject. Personally, I've been reading his "page a day" book since I was 16 and it really helps you realize how dangerous speaking badly about people is and how go stop or ateady refrain. It's one of the hardest things to stop but hopefully we will remember to think about this weeks Parasha next time were about to say something