More Discussions for this daf
1. Praying that the court should err 2. Death of the Cohen Gadol 3. Korban Pesach for a Goleh
4. Using Shem Hash-m 5. Kohen Gadol Nimtza Ben Gerushah 6. Korban from an Ir Miklat
7. Kilelelas Chacham Afilu al Tenay 8. The Goleh and his Korban Pesach 9. Praying for the Kohen Gadol to Die
10. Moshe Davening for Yehudah 11. Kehunah Dies and Comes Back to Life 12. קללה על תנאי
DAF DISCUSSIONS - MAKOS 11

Shoneh Halachos asked:

Why did Moshe daven for Yehuda's bones only at the end of the 40 years and not right away?

Binayahu

Oak Park, MI

The Kollel replies:

While I did not see anyone answer the question, it is possible that Moshe perhaps did try to Daven for him originally and saw that his Tefilah was not accepted. Only after Yehudah was carried around in the desert for forty years was it possible for him to achieve complete forgiveness, akin to an atonement of exile.

Another possible answer is that this simply was not brought to Moshe's attention. After all, it is not a concrete fact that anyone whose bones are no longer a full skeleton does not ascend to his rightful place in Gan Eden! It was therefore not apparent to the people carrying his casket that anything was gravely wrong . This was possibly only brought to Moshe's attention at the end of the forty years in the desert.

All the best,

Yaakov Montrose