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Tazria Metzora – 5777
Tazria Metzora – 5777
Tazria Metzora 5777
PERFECT BALANCE
In this week’s Parsha, Tazria Metzorah, we find how severe the sin of lashon hara is. Lashon
hara is the sin of speaking gossip which at it’s lowest level damages a person’s reputation in
the eyes of at least one person. When one spoke lashon hara he contracted tzaraas, a severe
skin disease the resembled leprosy. This disease did not find its cause in a physical disorder
but rather a spiritual disorder. It rendered the speaker tamei, spiritually impure and he was required to live outside the community. If anyone wished to visit him he was required to inform them that they should keep their distance.
Shemini – 5777
Shemini – 5777
Shemini – 5777
Shmini 5777
IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT OF THE UNIVERSE
With Pesach behind us, we are in our second week of our ascent from the depravity of Egypt to the heights of spiritual purity of Mount Sinai. In this state we are presented with this week’s Parsha, Shmini. Shmini introduces us to the laws governing which animals are permitted for us to eat and which are not. Regarding non-kosher mammals the Torah writes “These animals are unclean for you” . Regarding non-kosher fish the Torah writes “all fish that do not have fins and scales are detestable to you” regarding the non-kosher birds the Torah writes “The following birds are detestable to you”.
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