These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1157 – But the Butcher… Read More »Tzaraas Teaches a Major Life Lesson About Negiyus — Personal Bias
This shall be the law of the metzora on the day of his purification. He shall be brought to the kohen. The kohen shall go… Read More »Who’s Going Where?
BS”D Volume 35, No. 26 5 Iyar 5781 April 17, 2021 Sponsored by the Katz family in memory of Yehuda ben Shmuel Indig a”h The… Read More »Pleasure vs. Affliction
The Torah indirectly, but softly and clearly, speaks to the continuity of the Jewish people and the human race generally, through the idea of having… Read More »Family Vs. Fortune
Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it Joshua. Joshua transmitted it to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets transmitted… Read More »Chapter 1, Mishna 1(b) : The First Commandment: Know Yourself
This week’s parsha of Metzora, the last regular reading before Pesach {Passover}, continues with the laws of tzara’as {loosely defined as leprosy}. This tzara’as is… Read More »Purging the Evil Within
Shabbos Night THESE TWO PARSHIOS begin the laws regarding spiritual impurity. The first one is that which results from birth, and the second is the… Read More »Good and Bad Together
The Mitzvah The appearance of tzaraas, a leprous spot upon man’s skin necessitated a check by the kohen who would determine whether this rendered him… Read More »Tzaraas: Spot Checks
Once upon a time Yehudit and Leah were walking home after a hard day at school. For weeks, their class had been trying to behave… Read More »Tattletaling
There is an old saying that a candle in the sunlight serves no purpose. Dazzled by the bright illumination of the sun, we really gain… Read More »Plants and Wheelchairs