Jan. 19, 2024

Ramban on Moshe Rabbeinu's Speech Impediment and Prayer

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Season 6

Embark on a journey of reflection and discovery as we explore the intriguing paradox of Moshe Rabbenu, the venerable prophet with a speech impediment. In this revelatory session, uncover how Moshe's struggles with speech illuminate profound truths about humility, destiny, and the transformative power of prayer. We grapple with the poignant question: Why did Moshe, who spoke face-to-face with the Divine and brought the Torah to humanity, not seek healing for his impediment? This contemplation leads us to an unexpected insight into our desires and the necessity to voice them in prayer.

Dive deeper into the Ramban teachings, which shed light on Moshe's reluctance to ask for a cure. This discussion is not merely an academic exercise but a heartfelt guide to understanding the importance of actively pursuing the changes we seek in our lives. By examining Moshe's choice, we learn a valuable lesson about the role of prayer in achieving our goals and aspirations. Let this episode serve as an empowering reminder that being vocal with our wishes and turning to Hashem with our deepest yearnings is a crucial step towards personal growth and fulfillment.

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Doesn't it bother you that the greatest man to have ever lived suffered from a speech impediment?

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How do we understand, how do we make sense of the fact that the great Moshe Rabbenu, the greatest Nauvi to have ever lived, was the prophet that stammered, the Zalba Moshe.

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The same Moshe that elevated himself to the heavens to fight tooth and nail, back and forth with the angels, to take the Torah and bring it down to the Jewish people.

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Yes, the same Moshe Rabbenu, that Pe'elpe'edabirbo that spoke face to face with that Kaddash Baruchu and saw Hashems to fill in.

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Even that Moshe Rabbenu was a Ralsuf Asayim, was heavy-lipped and was fearful that people wouldn't understand him because of this speech impediment.

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How do we make sense of this?

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How can it be?

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Why didn't Hashem heal him?

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Maybe it's for the inspiration we spoke that look, even when you have physical limitations, you can overcome and accomplish great things.

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But this seems to be hardly the place to give over that message.

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There will be time for that.

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Let's have Moshe healed.

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Let's have a leader that we can understand, that we don't need him.

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A Torghaman and his brother are not going to give over the message.

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Why Now the following Ramban and answers this.

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It also, in turn, ruffle some feathers Beene.

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Moshe may rive chevco slojelech because, Moshe Rabbenu, he did not want to be chosen, he felt unworthy, unfit to be sent to be the messenger to go take the Jewish people out of Egypt.

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Loas palo lefano vyes barach yasir kevedos piv.

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Therefore did not pray that Hashem should remove the speech impediment because he was thinking if I have a speech impediment, God will not send me.

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I'm unfit.

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Moshe's humility leading him to do this, didn't feel right, didn't want to go.

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So now I have a speech impediment so I can't go.

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Hashem chose, as history tells, a Torah tells, to make a miracle.

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And still Hashem was with him and people understood him and everything worked out.

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The speech impediment was never healed, says the Ramban.

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The haqadosh barachu keven shalo was palo bechach, since Moshe didn't pray for it, Lo ratzala oposo.

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So Hashem didn't choose to heal him.

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The reason why the greatest man to have ever lived had a stutter, had a speech impediment, was our else of usayim, was because he never prayed that it should go away.

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But it sounds like if he did pray, Hashem would have taken it right away.

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Friends, we must pray for what we badly want in life.

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Even if it's clear to us, we know Hashem also knows what's going on in my heart, that I really want to become a big Talmud Chacham, a big vir.

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I want health, I want happiness, I want a shidach, but it's not enough just to think it.

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You have to tell Hashem about it.

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We seech haqadosh barachu.

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It's palel to pray to Hashem Because it sounds like, since Moshe didn't pray, Hashem didn't choose to heal him.

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So let us remember to daven for what we really want, not to miss any of the golden opportunities and forbid prove unsuccessful because we forgot about the big kicker, which is that we have to tell Hashem about it and daven for what we really want.