Parshah • April 2022
Metzorah – Breathe Easy
When Moshe Rabbeinu first approached his enslaved brothers and sisters, they ignored him. Rashi notes their breathing was stressfully shallow and short. A person of faith sidesteps anxiety and stress…
When Moshe Rabbeinu first approached his enslaved brothers and sisters, they ignored him. Rashi notes their breathing was stressfully shallow and short. A person of faith sidesteps anxiety and stress…
A seed needs soil for it to grow. It also needs the gardener to till the soil. The human seed needs the mother’s womb for nurture. The future child’s growth…
We noted last week a skin condition of former times called Tzara’at. This week we learn that the sufferer, known as the Metzorah (the name of this week’s Parsha), had…
Giving birth is the most G-d-like phenomenon that humans display. Yet all aspects of creation are birthed, mature, age, and decompose – only to experience renewal again – the cycle…
For certain infractions and infectious diseases, people were quarantined outside the camp. Sometimes it is important to self-impose a quarantine – called a personal retreat. The idea of Cheshbon Nefesh…
Metzora is an ancient illness and its relationship to Lashon Hara — speaking ill of another. When bad things (illness) happen to good people it challenges our faith. Hassidic teachings…