EXOD925 When Moses asked for elders to help him rule Numbers 11:14, Rashi commentary on Numbers 11:16 asks where were the original elders from Egypt. He explains that they had sinned by partying irreverently at Mount Sinai and should have died then. But God waited until a plague was brought to kill other sinners Numbers 11:1 and the elders then died as well, so that they would not be needlessly embarrassed publicly. ... One commentary Meiri commentary to Berachot 19b calls the quality of human dignity the most endearing and beloved quality in all of Judaism. Of all the blessings to choose, one Torah sage blessed another Mo'ed Katan 9b by saying, "May you never cause anyone else embarrassment and may you never be caused any embarrassment yourself." May all Jews follow this dictum.