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Why did Moshe fear Aharon would be jealous when Hashem (ה׳) chose him as leader, if Aharon was truly happy? Moshe was projecting his own potential for jealousy, but Aharon possessed the midah of shalom - viewing himself and Moshe as one integrated unit. This explains why Aharon merited the choshen: true judgment creates peace through seeing shared rather than competing interests.
This shiur explores a profound lesson about jealousy and relationships from the interaction between Moshe and Aharon at the burning bush. When Hashem (ה׳) commands Moshe to lead the Jewish people out of Egypt, Moshe hesitates because he fears hurting Aharon, who had been the leader for decades. Hashem responds that Aharon will be happy and meet Moshe with joy, and because of this happiness, Aharon merited to wear the choshen on his chest in the Mishkan. The fundamental question arises: if Aharon was truly happy, why did Moshe think he wouldn't be? Rabbi Zweig explains that Moshe was projecting his own feelings - he knew that if the roles were reversed, he would be jealous. This is proven from when Yehoshua replaced Moshe as leader, and Moshe declared 'tov li meah misos mikanah achat' - better to die a hundred deaths than feel one jealousy. The Chazal teach that people are jealous of everyone except their student and son, but this only applies when someone has more than you. When someone replaces you and takes your position, even a student or son can cause jealousy.
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Why did Pharaoh insist on keeping Jewish children when he was willing to negotiate about the animals? Pharaoh understood that taking children would establish Judaism as a separate state under Divine kingship, not merely a religion practiced under his rule. This distinction explains why Jewish observance inherently includes future generations and why successful Jewish marriages require shared vision of building Hashem's kingdom rather than competing personal agendas.
