articles on Metzora
Words That Heal
A Shiur by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for the weekly portion "Tazria- Metzora".
"Unpleasant" Laws
A Shiur by Rabbi Zalman Melamed for the weekly portion "Tazria-Metzora"
A Skin Disorder...Only in Israel?
A Short video connecting the Parasha to the land of Israel
The Power of Shame
The new social media have brought about a return to an ancient phenomenon, public shaming. Tthis gives us a way of understanding the otherwise bewildering phenomenon of tsara’at.
Lessons on Metzora
The Content of Kingliness and Servitude
Based on Harav Shaul Yisraeli – from Shirat Hageula pp. 22-25
Based on Harav Shaul Yisraeli – from Shirat Hageula pp. 22-25
Rabbi Shaul Yisraeli zt"l | 6 Nissan 5784
Tzaraat
Heaven is indeed conscious of our thoughts, actions, speech, and behavior. And that these have consequences both for the good and for the better.
Rabbi Berel Wein zt"l | Nissan 7 5782
Leprosy, Exile, & the Final Redemption
Connecting the phenomenon of leprosy of the house, and the steps taken to resolve it, to how the story of the final Redemption will play out.
Rabbi Shimon Cohen | Nissan 7 5782
The Power of Shame
The new social media have brought about a return to an ancient phenomenon, public shaming. Tthis gives us a way of understanding the otherwise bewildering phenomenon of tsara’at.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Z"tl | Nissan 6 5782
The Historical Root of Lashon Hara
From Siach Shaul, p. 326-328 (1944)
Lashon hara is an expression of evil. An evil eye (ayin hara) looks for something or someone who is above it, and upon finding it, poisons the person’s tranquility and does not allow him to enjoy things he could have enjoyed.
Rabbi Shaul Yisraeli zt"l | Nissan 5 5782
How to Praise
The Sages were eloquent on the subject of lashon hara, the sin they took to be the cause of tsara’at. But there is a meta-halachic principle: “From the negative you can infer the positive”.Therefore there must in principle be a concept of lashon hatov, good speechץ
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Z"tl | Iyar 3 5781
