Metzora 2018: Neutralizing Our Negativities
Parshas Metzora 2018 Neutralizing Our Negativities Parshas Metzora , like Tazria also discusses the laws of Tzaraas and one who is contaminated is called a “ Metzora ”. The Torah forbids us from speaking Lashon Hara (gossip). Slandering another with words is a great sin and is in fact, a primary reason developing Tzaraas . A person who is a Baal Lashon Hara (habitual speaker of lashon hara ) can also be referred to as a “ motzee shem ra ” which literally translates to “one who give someone else a bad name”. Just as one’s personal feelings toward his fellow Jew surfaced into gossip and slander; the Metzora’s body surfaced with Tzaraas . To eradicate Tzaraas, proper teshuva (repentance) is needed. One of the steps in teshuva is committing to never transgress that sin again. We are taught, ...