Derasha 3 on Behaalosecha 11:20
Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 20
The Complete Passuk
עַ֣ד ׀ חֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗ים עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֙ מֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔ם וְהָיָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לְזָרָ֑א יַ֗עַן כִּֽי־מְאַסְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־יְהֹוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔ם וַתִּבְכּ֤וּ לְפָנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה יָצָ֥אנוּ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah on this passuk (citation pointer only). “Because you have rejected Hashem who is in your midst.”
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
יַ֗עַן כִּֽי־מְאַסְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־יְהֹוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔ם
English: “Because you have rejected Hashem who is in your midst.”
Type of Learning
Root of the complaint — rejection of the Presence, not only of the menu.
What Is Learned
The verse names the theological core beneath the surface craving.