{"id":537,"date":"2014-04-04T18:39:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T18:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/?p=537"},"modified":"2014-04-04T18:39:55","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T18:39:55","slug":"parshas-metzora-a-pure-affliction-j-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/?p=537","title":{"rendered":"Parshas Metzora \u2013 A Pure Affliction { J & E }"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Pure Affliction
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>By: {Jay}<\/b><\/span><\/span> (w\/ <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>E’s Insights<\/span><\/span><\/span> below)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Based on teachings of: <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mashiach\u2019s Name<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> by Eli Touger
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>(<\/span><\/span><\/span>Adapted from\u2028<\/span><\/span><\/span>Likkutei Sichos<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>, Vol. VII, p. 100ff;\u2028Vol. XXII, p. 77ff; <\/span><\/span><\/span>Parshas Tazria<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>, 5751;\u2028<\/span><\/span><\/span>Sefer HaSichos 5751<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>, p. 491ff)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Our Sages ask:<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201cWhat is Mashiach<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span>name?\u201d and reply \u201cThe leper of the House of Rebbi.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>This is very difficult to understand. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>Mashiach <\/span><\/span><\/span>will initiate the Redemption, and is associated with the pinnacle of life and vitality. How can his name be linked with leprosy (<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>tzaraas<\/span><\/span><\/span>), which is identified with death<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>and exile?
\nThis difficulty can be resolved based on the statements of Likkutei Torah, which explain that a person affected by <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>tzaraas <\/span><\/span><\/span>will be:
\nA man of great stature, of consummate perfection\u2026.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>Although such a person\u2019s conduct is desirable, and he has corrected everything,\u2026 it is still possible that on the flesh of his skin there will be lower levels on which evil has not been refined. This will result in physical signs on his flesh, in a way which transcends the natural order\u2026.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In my mind, the relevance of this and last week\u2019s portion is now clear. We are referred to as <\/span><\/span><\/span>Links in a Chain<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013 the beginning and ends of this chain are especially significant without diminishing anything in-between it does describe our beginning and our goal.
\nThere clearly was a time where the children of Israel\u2019s spiritual level was sufficient to have merited <\/span><\/span><\/span>Tzaraas<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013 a physical manifestation of a spiritual lacking. There clearly will also be a time when this, at least for one person, will be seen as a sign of the final redemption, but also our closeness with G-d and the removal of the veil, where we will all merit in seeing G-d\u2019s involvement in our lives.
\nThe question therefore in my mind \u2013 is what should we be doing <\/span><\/span><\/span>now<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>. Unfortunately I am not part of the previous generation nor am I yet part of the next generation.
\nI am going to try and work on my sensitivity \u2013 sensitivity towards; health & healing, events that occur in my every day and events that occur over a longer period of time. Through this sensitivity, which in my opinion, comes about through my further learning, understanding an adoption of ideas into my and my families every day, I hope that even though we do not still have that direct cause and effect so plainly to see and understand, we still do rely on the fact that if it was not for G-d\u2019s loving kindness \u2013 humankind would have been destroyed many centuries ago.
\nThis week\u2019s portion, at least for me, gives me further confirmation of G-d\u2019s involvement in our lives and just because its hard to see and understand, it does not diminish and therefore there is always still a chance. —\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Thank you and Shabbat Shalom, J<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

{E’s Insights}<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe idea is very well a connection. A linking to previous greater heights as well as a rope for the later Moshiach to \u201chang\u201d onto. We are the connectors and may look to the past, as well as the future, for contstant hope and inspiration. There have been people in our times who have withstood much greater tribulations than we can ever imagine. But also understand the we have the potential to bring about the ultimate redemption.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tzaraas<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> is an affliction that great individuals may manifest as well. We are all human (although with greater power comes greater responsibilities). Deep down all our Neshamas are PURE, and when the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Tzaraas<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> hit, it was only manifest on the exterior of an individual. Our shells may crack, but our yolks are never beaten. May we all grow into beautiful chicks under G-d’s radiant heat lamps and put forth seeds for the Cock-a-doodle-dooing (<\/span><\/span><\/span>shofar<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> blowing) of the Moshiach to live in our ultimate farm of the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Beis Hamikdash<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>, speedily in our days. Amen.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Pure Affliction By: {Jay} (w\/ E’s Insights below) Based on teachings of: Mashiach\u2019s Name by Eli Touger (Adapted from\u2028Likkutei Sichos, Vol. VII, p. 100ff;\u2028Vol. XXII, p. 77ff; Parshas Tazria, 5751;\u2028Sefer HaSichos 5751, p. 491ff) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Our Sages ask:\u201cWhat is Mashiach\u2019s name?\u201d and reply \u201cThe leper of the House …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-parsha-dvar-torahs","column","twocol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=537"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":540,"href":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537\/revisions\/540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydoseofdaf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}