Tagged ‘metzora’
Parashat Metzora-Shabbat Hagadol
by Cantor Sandy Horowitz With all the preparations involved in getting ready for Pesah, the Shabbat preceding the holiday can tend to feel like a disruption; we know that we ought to savor the Shabbat-time, but it often feels more … Continue reading »
Parashat Metzora
Embracing the Marginalized A Dvar Torah for Parashat Metzora By Len Levin “This shall be the ritual for a leper on the day that he is to be purified.” (Leviticus 14:2) “Once leprosy had gone, and the figure of the … Continue reading »
Parashat Tazria-Metzora
By Rabbi Dorit Edut Great joy resounded in the halls of modern science when the long-sought after “God particle”, the Higgs-boson element, was recently confirmed in the special, underground, womb-like fission testing chamber in Switzerland. While it is entirely wonderful … Continue reading »
Parashat Tazria-Metzora
By Rabbi Eric Milgrim Our Torah is divided into 54 regular parashiyot. In a leap year (7 times in every 19 year cycle) each parashah is read on a separate Shabbat so that the annual cycle of Torah readings are … Continue reading »
Parashat Metzora
GOSSIP UNDER OUR SKIN By Rabbi Irwin Huberman With the increased use of text messages and emails, and social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, society is currently experiencing an unprecedented change in the way we communicate with each other. … Continue reading »
