Parsha:

Shemot 

Description

Three months after Moshe was born, his mother put him into a tar covered basket among the reeds in the Nile. Miriam stayed to watch and see what would become of it. But wouldn’t continuing to hide the baby be somewhat less dangerous than setting him adrift in what was possibly a crocodile infested Nile with no one around? Certainly Miriam, at such a tender age, could do nothing to save him. Why was she waiting nearby? Because Miriam waited for a short period of time to see what would become of it here, all of Bnei Yisroel along with the Mishkan and the clouds of Glory waited a full week before moving on when Miriam was stricken with tzoraas. What’s the connection between the two?