וַיִּגְדַּל מֹשֶ ׁה וַיֵּצֵא אֶל אֶחָיו וַיַּרְ א בְ ּסִ בְלֹתָם וגו' (ב, יא)
And Moshe grew and he went out to his brothers and he saw their suffering. (2:11)
Accepting the Burden:
Although Moshe was raised in the royal palace and lacked nothing, he still felt the suffering of his brothers and tried to ease their burden. Chazal say (Tanchuma 9): “’And he saw their suffering.’ He saw them crying from their burdens and he said, ‘Woe is to them! I am full of anguish for them to the point of death. There is no harder work than working with cement...’ He bent his shoulder and helped each of them...”
The Tzadik Hador Worries About Everyone:
Sefer Tiferes Shlomo explains this pasuk by citing the words of Tana D’Bei Eliyahu (Perek 4): “Why did Moshe merit having an illuminated face in this world, which is something Hashem usually only gives tzadikim in Olam Haba? Because he always groaned for the honor of Hashem and the honor of Klal Yisroel!”
Since the beginning of the world, this has been the will of Hashem. He wants all goodness and blessing to come to this world through the tzadok hador. This is as is stated (Tehillim 112:4): “Chanun v’rachum tzadik” – which can be translated to mean that Hashem is merciful and compassionate, but we still the power of the tzadik to bring that compassion to this world.
A tzadik’s main power stems from his love for Klal Yisroel and brotherly feelings towards every Jew. This is seen from the verse (Vayikroh 7:10): “And every Minchah mixed with oil or dry, shall belong to all the sons of Aharon, one like its brother.” Rashi explains “mixed with oil” to be referring to a Minchah brought as a donation. “Dry” is a reference to a Minchah brought to atone for a sin. The posuk then says that it is the sons of Aharon, i.e., the tzadikei hador, who treat both those who come to do good on their own and those who have sinned as brothers and, in this way, they bring chesed to this world.
With this in mind, the Tiferes Shlomo explains the pasuk to mean that Moshe grew to greatness by “going out to his brothers.” He looked at every Jew as his brother, and his heart went to them. Therefore, he was able to provide blessing to them.
