Tagged ‘M’tzora’
Parashat Tazria-Metzora
By Paul Hoffman To quote the anonymous sage, “whoever succeeds in saying something relevant about Tazria-Metzora brings redemption to the world.” The entire concept of tum’ah and toharah, of ‘impurity’ and ‘purity’ is strange and difficult to understand. Chapters 13 … Continue reading »
Parashat Tazri`a-M’tzora
By Rabbi David Greenstein This Shabbat is Rosh Hodesh, the beginning of a new month. This is a time which the overwhelmingly male-centered tradition assigned for celebration of the place of Jewish women in the community. In the old days … Continue reading »
Parashat Metzora
By Rabbi Yehonatan Chipman Someone once said, only half in jest (paraphrasing the well-known Rabbinic dictum in Pirkei Avot), that “Whoever manages to give a decent derashah about Tazria-Metzora brings redemption to the word.” And indeed, one is hard to … Continue reading »
Parashat Tazri`a-M’tzora
Parashat Tazri`a-M’tzora By Simon Rosenbach So, we had 48 hours of rain some years ago and our sump pump failed. Well, we had tons of stuff in the basement, although nothing really good, and we were leaving for Florida in … Continue reading »
