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Tazria Metzora | 5785 | The Concept of Tum'a by Rav Elyakim Krumbein Why is ritual purity so central in Sefer Vayikra?
התוכן 1) הוראה ממ"ש בתחילת פ' קדושים "קדושים תהיו כי קדוש אני וגו'": כאו"א מישראל צריך להתנהג באופן של "קדושה" - "קדושים תהיו", וכאשר בא מישהו לבלבל אותו ואומר לו כיצד יכול הוא להתייצב כנגד אווירת ה"חולין" שבעולם כולו מסביבו ולהתנהג באופן של קדושה - באה המענה בתורה: "כי קדוש אני" - הקב"ה נותן לכאו"א את כל הכחות הדרושים למלא את תפקידו ושליחותו בעולם ע"י ההנהגה באופן של קדושה, ובאופן של "הנה ה' נצב עליו" - ה' בעצמו נמצא עם כאו"א וכו'. 2) א' הלימודים ממצות ספה"ע, שסופרים את הימים, וכל יום היא מצוה בפ"ע, ומברכים ע"ז, ש"ספירה" מורה על חביבות הדבר – הוא יוקר הזמן. ולדעת שיש לכ"א הברירה האם לקשר את היום עם "אשר קדשנו במצוותיו" או לא. ויה"ר שתדעו את היוקר של כל יום, ושכל יום הוא "עולם" בפ"ע (מצוה בפ"ע שמברכים ע"ז), ולנצלו במילואו (ולא לדחות למחר). וההתבוננות בענין זה "אליבא דנפשי'" תביא הטבה או שינוי (אם צריך) בעבודת ה'.1) משיחת ח"י ניסן ה'תשד"מ 2) משיחת אור ליום ועש"ק פ' תזו"מ , ה' אייר ה'תשל"א, להתמימים שי' החוזרים לאה"ק ת"ו ל"הנחה פרטית" או התרגום ללה"ק של השיחה: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=07-05-2025 Synopsis (1) The beginning of parashas Kedoshim states, “You must be holy, for I, Hashem, your G-d, am holy”: every Jew must conduct themselves in a holy manner, and when someone comes to confuse him saying, how can you possibly stand up against the atmosphere mundaneness of the entire world around you, the response from the Torah is: “for I am holy” – Hashem gives every individual all the necessary strength to fulfill their role and mission in the world in a holy manner, and in such a way that, “Behold, Hashem stands over him” – Hashem Himself is with every Jew etc. (2) One of the lessons from the mitzvah of Sefira HaOmer lies in the fact that the days are counted individually, with each day being its own mitzvah with its own bracha, which expresses the preciousness of time. One must recognize that every person can choose whether to link the day to the One “Who sanctified us with His commandments” or not. May it be Hashem's will that you recognize the value of every day and the fact that every day is a world unto itself (a distinct mitzvah with its own bracha) and to utilize it fully (and not push it off until tomorrow). Reflecting on this in an honest fashion will lead a person to improve or (if necessary) change his conduct in his service of Hashem.(1) Excerpt from sichah of 18 Nissan 5744 (2) excerpt from sichah of Thursday night, parashas Tazria-Metzora, 5 Iyar 5731 to the yeshiva students returning to Eretz Yisroel For a transcript in English of the Sicha: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=07-05-2025 לע"נ מרת מלכה רייזל בת הרה"ח ר' מרדכי דובער ע"ה ראזענפעלד ליום היארצייט שלה ט' אייר. ת.נ.צ.ב.ה.נדבת בנה הרב מנחם מענדל הכהן שי' ראזענפעלד*לע”נ הרה"ח הרה"ת ר' דובער ע"ה יוניק ליום היארצייט שלו ט' אייר. ת.נ.צ.ב.ה.נדבת בנו ר' דוד שי' יוניק
Erin Baldinger, long-time ToA member, gives a sermon at Temple of Aaron on Shabbat morning, May 3rd, 2025 on parshat Tazria-Metzora. The ToA clergy were away this weekend for the annual ToA Young Family Kallah.
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Sod de la Perasha - Tazria/Metzora
Has this ever happened to you? “Oh no, I got a paper cut! Blood is coming out of my finger. Well, guess I'll go visit the Holy Tabernacle and/or Temple.” But the priest says, “No way, Moshe!” Tired of not knowing how and when to approach a holy God? Well, have we got a book for you! Try Leviticus! That's right, the Bible's ultimate guide to holiness, purity, and weird bodily fluids. Learn what's clean, unclean, and how to deal with it all—even baldness (Good news! Lev. 13:40 says you're still clean!). Leviticus covers it all: atonement, purification, supernatural healing, and priestly inspections—what fun! So whether it's skin diseases or sacred rituals, call now! *Talk to your rabbi to see if Leviticus is right for you. Side…
If you were to ask most 'sun-day christians' what one of the most boring, and irrelevant, sections of the whole Book is - even if they never hear it read anyway - many might point to the part about what they call "leprosy." Which is a good reason to at least SUSPECT that there's more to it. But Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship suggests this week that there is a WHOLE LOT more to it: Not only is the section NOT at all about "leprosy," or what we know as Hansen's Disease, there's a good case to be made, as he does, for the "why!" The Erev Shabbat (Friday evening) of the two-part Double-parsha "Tazria," then "Metzorah," Leviticus chapters 12 through 15.reading again begins with what happens on eighth day -- but this time it as after a woman "bears" a male child -- and one more thing that just isn't talked about much either: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SSM-5-2-25-Tazria-Metzora-teaching-podcast-xx.mp3 Once again, and as seems to be so often the case, the Torah portion story this week has a relevance to current events that demonstrates the timelessness of the message, EVEN if it has to do with a malady that hasn't been seen for well over a thousand years. But if the "Evil Tongue," ('lashon hora' in the Hebrew) has something to do with the plague, Mark has suggested in the past that there may be a reason. A fairly-standard warning about "gossip" [at least a subset of 'lashon hora'] is that it kills three people: the one who speaks it, the one who listens, and the one about whom it is spoken." And most discussion of the actual plague, called "tzaraat" in Hebrew, and there is no actual translation, tends to not only spiritualize, but personalize, the warning: 'Don't do it.' But could the reason we don't see that Divine Discipline manifested with people being marked as "unclean, unclean," be an aspect of something much bigger? And when did what has been referred to as "Supernatural Spiritual Discipline" actually come to an end? Or did it? Tazria-Matzorah: "The Truly GLOBAL Evil Tongue - and What It Means Today" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WT-CooH-5-3-25-Tazria-Metzora-CORPORATE-Empirical-PPP-Lashon-Hora-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:
Join Gabe Rutledge and the rest of DMF as we examine Torah portion Tazra-Metzora and draws parallels between the laws of the leper in Leviticus 13 and 14 and Yeshua's instructions in Matthew 18. For more information on Dothan Messianic Fellowship, visit www.dothanmessianicfellowship.com
Website: ESM.USPastor Mark BiltzDownload Notes:https://esm.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/05.01.25-Congregational-Notes-2.pdf-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Torah Portion:פָּרָּ שַׁ ת תַׁ זְרִ יעַׁ מְ צֹרָּ עTazria-Metzora“She Will Conceive/Lepar”Leviticus 12:1-13:59Ezekiel 45:16-46Luke 22:1-13Leviticus 12:1-3 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to thechildren of Israel, saying, If a woman conceives, and bears a malechild, then she shall be unclean seven days, as in the days of hermonthly period she shall be unclean. In the eighth day the flesh ofhis foreskin shall be circumcised.Luke 2:22 And when the days of her purification according to thelaw of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem,to present him to the Lord.Psalm 118:20,21 This gate of the LORD, into which the righteousshall enter. I will praise You, For You have answered me, Andhave become my salvation.Acts 4:12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no othername under heaven given among men by which we must besaved.Acts 4:11 This is the stone which was rejected by you builders,which has become the chief cornerstone. CCLI License #1931787stream license #CSPL051670we have the rights to play/stream all music in this service.
Jesus famously healed lepers, but on one occasion something strange happened. He sternly told a leper to go straight to the priest. But the leper didn't listen to Jesus, and by this we learn an important prophetic warning about how this sin affects believers today. Who does the leper represent? Why did Jesus tell him to follow Leviticus? And why did he not listen? Torah Portion: Tazria-Metzora / Conceived-Leper Support Rise on Fire Ministries by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/rise-on-fireRead transcript
Burning Off Impurity
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In this episode of the Parsha Review Podcast, we explore the portions of Tazria and Metzorah, focusing on themes of purity, spiritual growth, and the impact of environment. Drawing from the opening verse of Tazria (Leviticus 12:1), we discuss the concept of ritual impurity and parallels it with the order of creation, where mankind's purity follows that of animals, as explained by Rashi and the Midrash. We emphasize the importance of what we "plant" in our lives—both physically and spiritually—using the metaphor of sowing seeds to illustrate how our choices in food, media, and environment shape who we become and how our children develop. Through personal anecdotes, including his grandfather's journey to Torah scholarship and his own childhood experience in Brooklyn, Rabbi Wolbe underscores the need to protect ourselves and our children from negative influences, such as non-kosher food and harmful media. He also highlights the spiritual significance of kosher laws, explaining how they safeguard the soul, and shares insights into the Jewish concept of Gemachs (free loan societies) as acts of kindness that foster positive community influence. The episode concludes with a call to surround ourselves with virtuous environments to ensure spiritual and moral growth._____________This episode (Ep 7.27) of the Parsha Review Podcast by Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe on Parshas Tazria-Metzora is dedicated in honor of our President & in honor of our Holy Soldiers in the Battlefield and our Torah Scholars in the Study Halls who are fighting for the safety of our nation!Download & Print the Parsha Review Notes:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ncaRyoH5iJmGGoMZs9y82Hz2ofViVouv?usp=sharingRecorded at TORCH Meyerland in the Levin Family Studios (B) to a live audience on April 29, 2025, in Houston, Texas.Released as Podcast on May 2, 2025_____________DONATE to TORCH: Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to help fund our Jewish outreach and educational efforts at https://www.torchweb.org/support.php. Thank you!_____________SUBSCRIBE and LISTEN to other podcasts by Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe: NEW!! Prayer Podcast: https://prayerpodcast.transistor.fm/episodesJewish Inspiration Podcast: https://inspiration.transistor.fm/episodesParsha Review Podcast: https://parsha.tansistor.fm/episodesLiving Jewishly Podcast: https://jewishly.transistor.fm/episodesThinking Talmudist Podcast: https://talmud.transistor.fm/episodesUnboxing Judaism Podcast: https://unboxing.transistor.fm/episodesRabbi Aryeh Wolbe Podcast Collection: https://collection.transistor.fm/episodesFor a full listing of podcasts available by TORCH at https://www.TORCHpodcasts.com_____________EMAIL your questions, comments, and feedback: awolbe@torchweb.org_____________Please visit www.torchweb.org to see a full listing of our outreach and educational resources available in the Greater Houston area!_____________#Torah, #Parsha, #Leviticus, #PurityLaws, #Kohen, #Kosher, #Environment, #Influences, #Values ★ Support this podcast ★
Jesus says “Buy Gold”! Now is the time to buy gold! But you need precious gold, not the generic stuff. “I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.” Revelation 3:18 What is the price for this precious gold? Tune in to find out. We also have 4 exciting updates 1. We have launched a new channel dedicated to our music. It will host our musical albums as well as scripture memory verses and sometimes just our fun songs that we like to sing while we are out and about. You can see our new channel here https://www.youtube.com/@LoveandPurityMusic 2. Harp + Farm. Harp + Farm 2025 is officially underway. We have a wonderful group of interns this year. Follow us on Facebook to get all the updates from that. 3. Proclaim Music Festival. We will be playing at the proclaim music festival this year in Hornick Iowa on June 19-22. We hope you can join us! https://proclaimmusicfestival.com/ 4. The Fight For The Heart Tour will be traveling from Missouri to Tennessee and into North and South Carolina in July and August. If you are on the way and would like Aaron and his family to come and speak to your church/fellowship/small group/youth group email Aaron at aaron@loveandpurity.com This weeks portion is: Tazria-Metzora TORAH LEVITICUS 12:1-15:33 PROPHETS 2 KINGS 7:3-20 GOSPEL LUKE 2:22-35; MARK 1:35-45 Want to learn more about our ministry? Visit www.LoveAndPurity.com Intro and outro song: Faith for Salvation (1 Peter 1:3-5) by Brayden & Tali Waller All music rights belong to Love & Purity Ministry
וְצִוָּה הַכֹּהֵן וְלָקַח לַמִּטַּהֵר שְׁתֵּי־צִפֳּרִים חַיּוֹת טְהֹרוֹת וְעֵץ אֶרֶז וּשְׁנִי תוֹלַעַת וְאֵזֹב. _ the priest shall order two live pure birds, cedar wood, crimson stuff, and hyssop to be brought for the one to be purified._
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Shiur given by Rabbi Dovid Apter on Parsha Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.
Shiur given by Rabbi Ben Zion Bamberger on Parsha.
Shiur given by Rabbi Benzion Brodie on Parsha to Yeshiva Ketana. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.
Shiur given by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky on Parsha 04 Vayikra. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.
The first 10 minutes of this shiur were accidentally not recorded. Below is a link to the beginning of the shiur in Hebrew:https://youtu.be/sa1O4hmnRf01) In Modim we say הטוב כי לא כלו רחמיך, המרחם כי לא תמו חסדיך. Wouldn't it have been more logical to link Toiv with Chessed and Rachamim with Rachamim?[1]2) At our public Seder I struggled to be heard throughout the room. Would I be able to use a hailer, i.e. a non-electric horn, to project my voice?[2]3) May I buy shares in a company that sells alcohol, including non-kosher wines?[3]4) I hosted non-frum people for a meal and placed non-mevushal wines at the table. May I, at a later event, serve the remaining wine to those same people?[4]5) One of our quorum forgot to say יעלה ויבא and has to repeat the Shmoine Esrei. Have we lost our minyan?[5]6) Whilst I'm putting on Tefilin, someone next to me says the brocho for his putting on Tefilin. May/Should I answer Omein to his brocho?[6]7) My little children sometimes reach out and handle food before they have washed Negel Vasser. Should I stop them from eating that food? What about myself?[7]8) On Yomtov, may one boil water to wash dishes [for same-day use]?[8]9) Feedback re. wine flasks:10) Feedback re. one who said שהחיינו at Kiddush in error:[9]https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9764852268?omn=87025915444[1] סה"מתרנ"ד ע' קיג. מובא ברשימות דברים (חיטריק) ח"ב ע' ש. [2] בשו"ת שבט הלוי(ח"א סי' סו) אוסר, מדין משמיע קול ע"י כלי – אע"פ שאינו משוררוהכלי אינו כלי-שיר.[3] ביו"ד סי'קכג ס"א מביא הרמ"א ב' דעות אם מותר לעשות סחורה בסתם יינם. קניית מניותהוא קיל הרבה מסחורה ישרה. [4] בכמהשו"ת צידדו להיתר במח"ש לומר שאינו מנסך – ראה שו"ת חלקת יעקבח"א סי' עו-ז; ציץ אליעזר ח"ח סי' יח, ועוד. [5] שו"ת משנההלכות חי"א סי' עו. למנין ב', קצות השלחן סי' כב הע' אפשיטא לי' שעדיין מצטרף.[6] בבאר היטב (סי'כה סקי"א) הביא משו"ת דבר שמואל שלא לענות, ובשערי תשובה (שם) הביאמשו"ת פנים מאירות – לענות. אריכות בזה ב'סדור רבנו הזקן' מילואים סי' לט הע'19.בבאה"ט שם דן בדבר עניית אמן בעת הנחת תפיליןדר"ת. אדה"ז בסדורו מקיל ומצריך לענות. ובתפילין דרש"י – יענה'קדושה', ויברך "על מצות..." על תש"ר.אך מה שהקיל שם בשומע הברכה מחבירו, "וקל להבין"– צ"ע.[7] ביאור הנושא –בשוע"ר סי' ד במהדו"ב. בפירות – יש אומרים דמועיל לשוטפן (פסקי תשובותשם אות י).[8] מבואר להיתרבשוע"ר סי' תקיא ס"א. אבל בשמירת שבת כהלכתה פי"ב אות ה נטה להחמירבכלים שהיו מלוכלכים מבעוד יום.[9] נטעי גבריאל-פסח ח"גפי"ד ס"ז הביא שיטת רשז"א דלא הוי הפסק.
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg examines many of the halachos of the Metzora and explains the inner nature of each one. When we take a snapshot of someone, defining them without context by their lowest moments, we fail to capture the full picture of who they are.
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Almost Daily Jewish Wisdom at Beit Hamidrash of Woodland Hills
Amitai and Mr. Bell
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Shiur given by Rabbi Chezky Sherman at Night Seder Thursday night. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.
The details of the process of this unique impurity and it's correction teach a lesson in our important role in society
The Sacrifices of Childbirth (Rabbi Sacks on Tazria-Metzora) by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Why is it so easy to get Biblical Leprosy and So Hard (Complicated Ritual) to become purified from it?
This week's parashot explore the mysterious affliction of tzara'at, a physical ailment tied to spiritual misdeeds like gossip. What does it mean to be impure? And can the words we choose really shape the people we become? Tune in to find out.
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Parashah Tazria-Metzora 5785
Apt Inspiration on the Parsha given by Rabbi Menachem Apter. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.
This week's double Parsha contains some of the most intricate and complex laws in the Torah, the laws of purity and impurity. This subject remains an enigmatic mystery for us, in fact, even in Talmudic times it was arcane. That said, there is always something that we can glean from every part of Torah. In […]
This week's double Parsha contains some of the most intricate and complex laws in the Torah, the laws of purity and impurity. This subject remains an enigmatic mystery for us, in fact, even in Talmudic times it was arcane. That said, there is always something that we can glean from every part of Torah. In this podcast we propose a theory relating to the particular subject matter of our Parsha and it's unique and far reaching consequences.– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –DONATE to TORCH: Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to help fund our Jewish outreach and educational efforts at https://www.torchweb.org/support.php. Thank you!– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –Email me with questions, comments, and feedback: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –SUBSCRIBE to my Newsletterrabbiwolbe.com/newsletter– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –SUBSCRIBE to Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe's PodcastsThe Parsha PodcastThe Jewish History PodcastThe Mitzvah Podcast This Jewish LifeThe Ethics PodcastTORAH 101 ★ Support this podcast ★
We are pleased to bring you the audio shiur given on the topic of the Tazria Metzora.
How do life's transitions invite spiritual renewal? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash explore the cycles of tumah (impurity) and taharah (purity) in Tazria-Metzora. They discuss how life experiences like birth, intimacy, and death naturally create … Read the rest The post Tazria-Metzora 5785: Cycles of Renewal first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Tazria-Metzora 5785: Cycles of Renewal at Elmad Online Learning.