Parshah • April 2023
Tazria Metzorah – For a Seed to Grow
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…
Parshah • March 2022
Tazria – A Baby in Mother’s Womb
This week’s parsha, Tazria begins with a discussion of conception and birth. Just as a baby in its mother’s womb, is bent over, unseeing, and fully dependent, so are the…
Parshah • April 2020
Tazria – Quarantine – Personal Retreat
Not that long ago the word ‘quarantine’ was a regular feature of our international lives. Originating in Italian, in Venice, incoming ships had to keep their crew on board for…
Parshah • April 2018
Tazria – Birthing, Renewal and Human Responsibility
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…
Parshah • April 2016
Tazria – Illness is a Message and Teacher
Illness, challenging as it is, has its purpose and redeeming virtues. The Mind/Body medical model informs us that the way we think and feel is manifested through our body via…
Parshah • April 2016
Tazria – The Challenge of Ill Health
The Parsha speaks abut a strange health challenge called Tzara’at, which is unknown today • Health challenges provide opportunities for reflection and introspection. The body reflects the mind and heart…