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Jews for Judaism — Metzora 5782

Выпуск: Jews for Judaism — Metzora 5782. Темы: не определены автоматически. As the saying goes, “Words can be forgiven but not forgotten.” The influence words wield is expressed further in the aphorism, “Words have the power to heal, and words have the power to hurt.” Thousands of years ago, King Solomon wisely, and perhaps originally, put it this way, “The tongue [‫–לשון‬lashon] has the power of life and death” (Proverbs 18:21). These prohibitions warn us to guard ourselves against evil talk, In a digital age referred to as [‫–לשון הרע‬lashon hara] an “evil tongue.” it is easy to King David addressed the importance of this commandment post hurtful when he said, “Whoever desires life, guard your tongue from comments and evil” (Psalms 34:12–13). This decision is extremely crucial because the We encounter afflicted individual, who caused division through his many Jews who slanderous talk, is similarly separated from the community for a seven-day quarantine period outside the city, away from have separated other inhabitants. Kohanim are predisposed to love and kindness, because they inherited these predispositions from Aaron, the first High Priest, who our sages say exemplified the motto, “Loving peace and pursuing peace, and loving people and drawing them to the Torah” (Ethics of the Fathers 1:12). Since tzara’at causes a person to be banished from the community while undergoing a purification process, this painful and embarrassing judgment, which ostracizes an individual, can be pronounced only by someone whose decisions are driven by compassion. Last week’s Torah portion contained the signs of tzara’at, and this week’s portion, Metzora (Leviticus 14:1–15:33), provides the details of the purification process for the individual with tzara’at, who is referred to as a metzora. This association to lashon hara is also derived from the incident in Numbers 12 relating that Miriam was afflicted with tzara’at after speaking disrespectfully about her brother Moshe. Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, of blessed memory, explains why the status of a metzora is determined by a Kohen and not a sage (Laws of Tzara’at Impurity 9:2; Deuteronomy 21:5). ‫בס"ד‬ Spiritual Insight For The Week with Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz Words Can Be Forgiven But Not Forgotten Words have the capacity to create, inspire, and educate. This blemish hinted at their internal spiritual blemish and provided an op

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Jews for Judaism

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8 апреля 2022 г.

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