Chazal say that all our pain is caused by the Accusing Angel who constantly prosecutes us before Hashem. Is there anyway to protect ourselves from his constant accusations? ..
Written by Ben Rose
וְהַצָּרוּעַ אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ הַנֶּגַע . . . וְטָמֵא טָמֵא יִקְרָא And the person with tsaraas in whom there is an affliction ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
Tazria: The Life Monger Parshas Tazria addresses the curious spiritual malady known as Tzaraas. Although Tzaraas would seem to resemble a skin condition of sorts, ..
Written by Rabbi Aryeh Dachs
One of the main causes of the Biblical disease tzarass was evil speech [1]. Part of the repentance program for a metzora (suffering from tzarass) was that he would ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
This week’s double parsha deals almost exclusively with a leprosy-like skin disease which would afflict those who were guilty of lashon hara, literally ‘evil ..
Written by Rabbi Andrew Savage
Something is slightly strange about this weeks sedra regarding the goings on when a person contracts Tzoraas. One is why do we go to our Local Kohen when we can go to our local ..
Written by Benjamin Rose
The opening Rashi of the sedra notes that just like man was created after all the animals, so too are we given certain laws [leprosy here] after the animal details ..
Written by Daniel Fine
Parashas Tazria/Metzora – Exposing the Misconception of Tzaraas This week we have a double header with Parashas Tazria and Metzora being read. Parashas Tazria ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
The Torah writes (12:8) that after a woman has give birth she must bring a chatas offering ‘to atone.’ What exactly does this poor lady need atonement for – ..
Written by d fine