Tazria - Congregation Beth Aaron

ןרהא תיב
NORPAC MISSION TO
WASHINGTON with
Rabbi Rothwachs
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Register at:
www.norpac.net or
(201) 788-5133
For more information,
contact Mollie Fisch
mkfisch@verizon.netor
Allen Friedman
(201) 906-3715
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Beth Aaron
35th Annual
Journal Dinner
Menucha & Hillel
Hyman
Guests of Honor
Meryl & David Rubin
Shelly Leffel
Service Award
www.bethaaron.org/dinner
Congregation Beth
Aaron
950 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666 ·
Shabbat Announcements
· Plag Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:50 P.M.
· Earliest Candles: 6:01 P.M.
· Latest Candles: 7:03 P.M.
· Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:05 P.M.
· Shacharit: Hashkamah: 7:00 A.M.
· Main Minyan: 9:00 A.M.
· Sof Zman Kriat Shema: 9:49 A.M.
· Early Mincha: 1:45 P.M.
Schedule for the Week of
April 3rd
Weekly Shiurim:
· Daf Yomi: 5:35 P.M. For other Daf Yomi shiurim
and resources in Teaneck, go to
www.teaneckshuls.org/daf
· Chabura on Revadim method of Talmud Study:
Sunday evening, 8:15 P.M.
· Rabbi Rothwachs' shiur on Shemoneh Esreh
Monday evening, 8:30 P.M.
· Rabbi Daniel Feldman’s shiur: will not be meeting
this week.
Parshat Tazria
April 1-2, 2011 26-27 Adar II 5771
· Ramat Rachel Shiur: 5:00 P.M. Myron Chaitovsky
will speak on: "Hallel in the Haggadah."·
Daf Yomi: 5:35 P.M.
· Women’s Learning Group: 5:45 P.M. - Melachim
Bet, perek 10
· Mincha: 6:45 P.M., followed by a shiur by Rabbi
Moshe (Jordan) Yasgur
· Maariv: 8:03 P.M.
· Havdalah: 8:12 P.M.
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri
3 4 5 6 7 8
Earliest Tallit 5:37 5:35 5:33 5:32 5:30 5:29
Shacharit
6:30
7:15
8:00
8:45
· Rabbi Rothwachs’ Bava Kama shiur: Wednesday
evening, 8:30 P.M.
· Rabbi Richard Wolpoe’s shiur in Mishna
Berurah Hilchot Pesach: on hiatus
· Rachel Frazer’s Tanach shiur for women:
Will not be meeting this week.
· Chabura by Rabbi Herschel Grossman on Sefer
Nefesh ha-Chaim: Thurs evening, 8:15-9:00 P.M.
· Morning Mishnah Chabura: Monday & Thursday
-- 6:55 A.M.; Tuesday -- 6:50 A.M.; Wednesday
and Friday -- 7:00 A.M.
Mazal Tov:
· Mazal Tov to Ezra Frazer on his aufruf and forthcoming marriage to Azadeh Gabriella Refah. Mazal Tov
also to Ezra's father, Chaim Frazer, and to his mother, Rachel Frazer.
· Mazal Tov to Meryl & David Rubin and to Menucha & Hillel Hyman on their being honored at Beth Aaron's
35th Annual Dinner.
Condolences:
· Condolences to Hedda Reuben on the passing of her beloved father Morris (Moshe) Benkowski.
5:40
6:20
7:10
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5:35
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7:05
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5:55
6:30
7:15
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5:40
6:20
7:10
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5:55
6:30
7:15
8:00
Mincha 1:45
Mincha/Maariv 7:10 7:10 7:10 7:10 7:10 5:55
7:15
Maariv: 9:30 9:30 9:30 9:30 9:30
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us at the Pre-Pesach Wine Tasting this past Sunday. If you
have not yet placed an order for wine, the final deadline for wine orders is 10:00 A.M., this Sunday, April
3rd. All orders must be dropped off at the Singer home, 170 Edgemont Place. Deliveries for orders over
$100 (pre-donation) will be made on Sunday, April 10th. Thank you again for supporting our shul!
We are pleased to announce that, next Shabbat, Parshat Metzora, Professor Karl Skorecki will be joining
us as Scholar-in-Residence. Prof. Skorecki, an only child of Holocaust survivors, is currently Director of
Medical and Research Development at Rambam Health Care Campus in Israel, where he conducts research
in varied areas of human molecular genetics and biology. Prof. Skorecki’s work has traced patrilineal genealogies
in the Jewish priesthood, and matrilineal genealogies among Ashkenazi Jews, and used the
“signatures” delineated to seek out communities whose Jewish or Near East provenance has been lost. He
has published his research results in leading professional and scientific publications. The titles and times of
his presentations will be announced early next week. Please join us for a fascinating discussion of Jewish
genetics and attitudes towards medicine.
Since our shul's kitchen is not presently functional, due to the construction, the annual kashering of utensils
for Pesach will be held this year at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun on Sunday, April 10th, from 7:00 to 10:00
P.M. Alex Moskovits will be available to assist you with your utensil kashering needs.
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Miscellaneous Shul Announcements
The Ramat Rachel Shiur series in memory of Rochi Lerner a"h continues this week (Shabbat HaChodesh) at 5:00 P.M., with a shiur
delivered by Myron Chaitovsky on the topic of "Hallel in the Hagadda". All are invited to attend.
On Tuesday evening, May 17th, Sisterhood will be having its Spring Supperette. We will be honoring two of our dedicated members,
Ellen Gertler and Sari Samuel, and will be treated to an extraordinary evening with good food and friends as we enjoy a presentation
by the entertaining and humorous Challah Maven of New York, Devorah Heller. More information will be available soon!
Shmura Matza Sale pickup will be on Sunday, April 10th, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 P.M., at the home of Barbara Yaros, 910 Prince
Street.
We are pleased to announce our annual Pesach Hospitality Program. If you or someone you know would like to be invited for a
seder or any other Pesach holiday meal (including Shabbat Chol ha-Mo'ed), or would like to host a person or family, please contact
Joshua Zakheim, jhz_is@yahoo.com, with name(s), date(s), number of people and whether or not you eat gebrochs.
Mitzvah opportunity - We are looking for women to volunteer occasionally to drive to New York City to help shul members get to and
from doctor appointments. The driving is not on a regular basis but as needed. If you are able to help out, please contact Susie Atlas,
(201) 801-0378, or Beth Evans, (201) 836-4236.
With Pesach just a few weeks away, preparations for the chag are well under way. The chametz sale form is available in the shul
lobby and will remain available throughout the coming weeks. For your added convenience, the form will be available for download
from the shul's website www.bethaaron.org. Please note the times I will be available in the shul office to arrange to serve as your
agent for the selling of your chametz.
MONDAY 4/4 9:15 – 10:30 P.M. (Please note that I will NOT be available earlier that evening, despite having indicated otherwise on
the calendar)
THURSDAY 4/7 7:45 – 10:00 P.M. SUNDAY 4/10 7:00 – 9:45 A.M .
SUNDAY 4/10 8:30 – 10:30 P.M. MONDAY 4/11 9:00 – 11:00 P.M. SUNDAY 4/17 7:00 – 9:45 A.M .
The Sheli Residence is looking for families who can host the young men who live at this residence for meals
on Shabbosim. There will be five young men and one counselor. For more information, contact Shlomo
Kertzner, skertzner@sinaischools.org, (201) 926-1524.
Beth Aaron Youth:
• All second through fifth graders are welcome to join us this week for Tefillah and Shoko. From 9:20 to 9:30 A.M. on Shabbat, enjoy
cookies and chocolate milk while learning about the Shabbat tefillot.
• For more information on youth activities, contact Erica and Jason David, bethaaronyouth@yahoo.com, (732) 618-9473.
• The learning group for 2nd grade boys will meet this Shabbat, April 2, from 4:30 to 5:30 P.M., at the Staum home, 379 Birch
Street. Please bring your own Mishnah (Masechet Megillah). For more information, contact Leah Greengart, leah@greengart.com.
• The learning group for 2nd grade girls will meet this Shabbat, April 2nd, at 5:00 P.M., at the Knapp home, 258 Cherry Lane.
Please bring your own Sefer Ha-Chinuch. For more information, please contact Rebecca Kurz at rkurz1@yahoo.com.
• The learning group for 5th grade boys will meet this Shabbat, April 2nd, at 5:00 P.M., at the Felsen home, 937 Prince Street.
Please bring your own Mishnah (Masechet Shabbat). For more information, contact Rebecca Kurz, rkurz1@yahoo.com, or Esther
Klavan, eskslp@aol.com.
Beth Aaron Juniors:
• Registration is now open for Spring Regional, our last Shabbaton of the year. It will take place from Thursday, May 12th to Sunday,
May 15th at Camp Morasha in Lake Como PA. The cost is $150 until April 10th, $175 until April 23rd, and $200 until May 4th. Scholarships
are available. To register, go to www.njncsy.com and click on the Spring Regional link. If you have any questions about registration.
please call Rebecca at the NCSY office, (201) 862-0250. Buses will be leaving from school on Thursday and will be returning
to Beth Aaron on Sunday afternoon. The cost of bus transportation is $35. If you have any questions about the Shabbaton please
email us at bethaaronjuniors@gmail.com, or you can call Danielle at (201) 247-7961 or Daniel at (908) 414-4235.
Beth Aaron Teens:
• On Thursday, April 21st (first day of Chol ha-Mo'ed Pesach), Beth Aaron Teens will be going to Six Flags with NCSY. To purchase
a ticket and reserve a spot on the bus, go to www.njncsy.com.
• If you have any questions, please email us at teens@bethaaron.org.

CONGREGATION BETH AARON .
Community Announcements
CareOne needs volunteers to help make a minyan. On Friday evening, Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat will be at 7:05 P.M. Shabbat,
Shacharit will be at 9:00 A.M. Mincha will be at 6:55 P.M., shiur on Masechet Ketubot will be at 7:10 P.M. Ma'ariv will be at 8:06 P.M.
On Tuesday, April 12th, at 8:00 P.M., in the beit midrash of The Moriah School, 53 South Woodland Street, Englewood, Rabbi Neil
Winkler will present a pre-Pesach lecture entitled "The Haggadah: How to Pass Down and Not Pass Over.” For more information,
or to RSVP, please contact Erik Kessler, ekessler@moriahschool.org.
The Ma’ayanot Chesed Committee is collecting new books and used books in good condition for Reach Out and Read -- an
early childhood literacy program based in the pediatric outpatient clinic of the Mount Sinai Medical Center. Please drop off all book
donations in the box located in the school lobby, 1650 Palisade Avenue. For more information, please contact Ariella Steinreich,
Community Service Coordinator, SteinreichA@maayanot.org, (201) 833-4307 ext. 233.
Once again, Tomchei Shabbos will be collecting matzot for distribution. Please make it a point over the next few weeks to use
your supermarket free matzah coupons and drop the matzot off on the steps of the side entrance of 421 Churchill Road (northeast
corner of Sussex Road). Tizku le-Matzot -- and thank you from Tomchei Shabbos!
On April 27th, Teaneck residents will vote on Teaneck’s school budget and elect three members to the Teaneck Board of Education.
The Board makes key educational and financial/cost decisions that ultimately impact the quality and reputation of our schools and,
secondarily, our property values and real estate taxes. It is vital that all eligible citizens make their voices heard in these critical decisions.
With Passover ending on Tuesday evening, April 26 th , some families may still be out of town and not able to vote in-person at their
regular polling places. In addition, many of us will be putting our houses back together, and may not have time to vote. As an alternative
to in-person voting, Teaneck residents can exercise their right to vote by applying to receive and then casting absentee ballots.
To receive an absentee ballot, individuals must mail in a request, which must be received by April 19th. The form can be
downloaded from www.co.bergen.nj.us/countyclerk/forms/Vote_By_Mail_Application.pdf The absentee voter must then complete
the ballot form and mail it back to the County Board of Education for receipt no later than Wednesday, April 27th.
QUESTIONS on Parshat Tazria
1. (a) Why do the laws of childbirth in Parashat Tazria follow the laws of kosher and non-kosher animals in Shemini (2 reasons)? (b)
Since the mitzvah of brit mila already is stated in Parashat Lech Lecha, why is it repeated in this parasha (2 reasons)? (c) (1) Why
may a brit mila be performed no earlier than the 8 th day (5 explanations)? (2) For whom may a mila be done before the 8 th day?
(Vayikra 12:2-3)
2. (a) Why is the mother tamei for 7 days after a boy’s birth, but for a girl, 14 days (3 reasons)? (b) Why, for the tuma after a girl’s
birth (verse 5), is she called “nekeiva” (female), while, for the korbanot that the mother brings (verse 6), the girl is called
“bat” (daughter)? (c) Why did the mother, after giving birth, offer (1) an olah? (2) a chatat (2 reasons)? (d) If a woman had triplets, how
many korbanot did she bring? (Vayikra 12:5-6)
3. (a) Why did Hashem transmit the tzara’at laws to Aharon, in addition to Moshe (2 reasons)? (b) What are 10 differences between
the natural disease of leprosy and the Divine tzara’at? (Vayikra 13:1-2)
4. (a) Where in Tanach do we see tzara’at resulting from the sin of: (1) idol worship? (2) immorality? (3) murder? (4) blasphemy? (5)
acting in an improper capacity? (6) swearing a false oath? (7) lashon ha-ra? (b) Since the tzara’at laws are recorded in the Torah following
the kashrut laws, why was tzara’at not a punishment for eating non-kosher food? (c) Why was a metzora expelled from the city
and isolated? (Vayikra 13:3)
5. (a) What was the purpose of tzara’at nega’im (afflictions) on clothing and houses? (b) Why do these nega’im no longer occur (3
reasons)? (c) What punishment substitutes for tzara’at nowadays? (Vayikra 13:47)
6. Why does the Torah state that the new month shall be “lachem” (for you) (2 explanations)? (Shemot 12:2)
7. (a) In the haftara, what are the differences between the korbanot (sacrifices) for Rosh Chodesh described by Yechezkel and those
described in the Torah? (b) What do these differences tell us? (Yechezkel 46:6-7)
Parsha Answers continued from page 4
6. “Lachem” was addressed to (a) Bnei Yisrael, indicating that they will be masters of their own calendar and holidays, unlike when the Mitzrim
controlled their time (Sforno). (b) Moshe and Aharon – just as these leaders had the authority to declare Rosh Chodesh, leaders in future
generations, who had semicha (ordination) bestowed on them going back to Moshe, could declare Rosh Chodesh (Rosh Hashana 25b).
7. (a) In Bamidbar 28:11-12 and in Sefer Yechezkel, the korbanot for Rosh Chodesh were: (1) Bamidbar – two young bulls; Yechezkel – one
young bull; (2) Bamidbar and Yechezkel – one ram, (3) Bamidbar – 7 lambs; Yechezkel – 6 lambs; (4) Bamidbar – 3/10 of an ephah mealoffering
for each bull; Yechezkel – an ephah meal-offering for the bull; (5) Bamidbar – 2/10 of an ephah meal-offering for the ram; Yechezkel –
an ephah meal offering for the ram; and (6) Bamidbar – 1/10 of an ephah meal-offering for each lamb; Yechezkel – as much as can be afforded
for the lambs; (b) if the kohanim had only one bull or fewer than 7 lambs, as prescribed by the Torah, or if they have meal-offerings for
some, but not all, of the korbanot, they should bring those they have available (Rashi).
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Learning Opportunities
· The Amud Yomi shiur meets week nights at 9:30 P.M. at Rinat
Yisrael. For more information, contact Mordechai Ungar, (201)
741-3920, m_ungar@yahoo.com.
Motzaei Shabbat
· Rabbi Reisman's satellite Navi shiur: 10:00 P.M. at Keter Torah.
Sunday
· On Sunday, April 4th, Yeshiva University invites you to its
Midreshet Yom Rishon, weekly Sunday morning learning for
women. The program which will be held at the Shenk Shul in the
Schottenstein Center (on West 185th Street, between Audubon and
St. Nicholas Avenues) is open to participants of all ages,
backgrounds, and learning levels. Admission is free, and no
registration is required. This week, Midreshet Yom Rishon will
feature Rabbi Meir Goldwicht and Mrs. Nechama Price. The first
shiur starts at 9:30 A.M.; second shiur starts at 10:30 A.M. For
more information or to download mar’ei mekomot, please visit
www.midreshetyomrishon.org or call (212) 960-0041.
· On Sunday, April 4th, Yeshiva University invites you to its Kollel
Yom Rishon, weekly Sunday morning learning for men. The
program, which will be held in Furst Hall Room 501 (500 West
185th Street, at the corner of Amsterdam Avenue) is open to
participants of all ages, backgrounds, and learning levels.
Admission is free, and no registration is required. This week, Kollel
Yom Rishon will feature Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Woolf and a joint
presentation by Cantors Bernard Beer and Sherwood Goffin. The
first shiur starts at 9:30 A.M., second shiur starts at 10:30 A.M. For
more information or to download mar’ei mekomot, please visit
www.kollelyomrishon.org or call (212) 960-0041.
· The Chofetz Chaim Women's Learning Group will meet this Sunday,
April 4th, from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M., at the Stobezki home, 1117
Trafalgar Street.
Thursday
· Rabbi Yissocher Frand's weekly shiur will be broadcast at 9:00
P.M. at Keter Torah.
· Each Thursday evening, at 8:30 P.M., at Yeshiva Gedolah, Rabbi
Roberts gives a Parasha Shiur, followed by maariv at 9:30 P.M.
Friday
· The Bergen County Kollel for Baalei Batim meets on Friday
mornings from 8:00 to 9:45 A.M. at the shul. Shiurim include mussar,
gemara and halacha. For more information, call Bob Oppenheimer,
(201) 280-1780 or Hertzel Benji, (201) 261-1453.
· Each Tuesday and Thursday morning, Keter Torah presents Torah
in the AM: 9 to 9:45 A.M. - Navi chavura on Sefer Melachim; 9:45 to
10:45 A.M. - Rabbi Menachem Meier's Talmud shiur on Bava Metzia,
Chapter 5; 10:45 to 11:45 A.M.- Rabbi Meier's shiur on Iyov (Thurs.);
10:50 A.M. to 12 Noon - Rabbi Baum's shiur on Trei Asar (Tues).
Answers to Parsha Questions
1. (a) After discussing the tuma generated by non-kosher animals, the Torah discusses tuma caused by humans – who were created after animals
(Rashi) – beginning with a woman’s tuma at the start of life (ibn Ezra). (2) The Torah teaches that if one is worthy, all was created before him
for his benefit – if he is unworthy, even a gnat and earthworm preceded him (Vayikra Raba). (b) The Torah repeated this mitzvah adjacent to the
korbanot laws to teach that (1) just as korbanot may not be offered at night, a mila may not be performed at night (Ohr ha-Chaim). (2) just as
korbanot were offered on Shabbat, the mila must be performed on the 8 th day, even if that day is Shabbat – it is permissible to do melacha on
Shabbat for it (Chizkuni). (c) (1) (i) Hashem commanded that we wait until the day He knows the boy has enough strength to endure surgery; (ii) a
brit mila is like a korban, bringing the boy under the of the Shechina’s wings – like all korbanot, the baby must live through at least one Shabbat to
elevate his kedusha (holiness) and be fit as a “korban”; (iii) the Torah requires that the mother separate from her husband for 7 days while she is a
nida – it would be wrong to celebrate the brit mila when the parents are sad due to the separation (Ohr ha-Chaim). (iv) The mother’s nida blood,
which is tamei, nourished the child, and it takes 7 days for the baby to eliminate that blood – he is then sufficiently pure to enter into the holy covenant
(Sforno). (v) The Torah teaches that a woman who is scrupulous in observing the 7 days of nida laws will be blessed with sons who will be
circumcised on the 8 th day (Vayikra Raba). (2) For a non-Jewish boy converted to Judaism (Torah Temima).
2. (a) (1) When a boy is born, everyone rejoices, but for a girl, there is a measure of sadness – in deference to the joy, Hashem removes the tuma
for a boy earlier (Nida 31b). (2) At birth, there is a measure of sadness that a mother had endured labor pains – when a boy is born people are
glad that he will not have to endure those pains, but for a girl, there is sadness that she will when she grows up (Maharsha). (3) Since a father is
more responsible to raise his sons, and a mother is more responsible to raise her daughters, her purifying period after childbirth is longer for a girl
(Hirsch). (b) Since, until a baby is 30 days old, there is doubt if it will survive, at birth she is called a “female,” but when the korbanot are offered,
which is past 30 days, this danger has been removed, and she is called a “daughter” (Meshech Chochma). (c) (1) With the olah, the woman thanks
Hashem for rescuing her from the birth pangs and allowing her to survive the childbirth (Sefer ha-Chinuch – Mitzvah 168). (2) (i) The chatat atones
for her possibly swearing, during her labor pains, never again to live with her husband – a vow that she will violate (Nida 31b). (ii) The chatat is
brought as atonement for Chava’s sin, which resulted in downgrading the holiness of childbearing by bringing in the yeitzer ha-ra’s lust (R. Bechaya).
(d) She would still bring only 2 korbanot, as they atone for her, not for the babies (Keritut 9b).
3. (a) (1) Only a kohen was authorized to declare whether an affliction was tzara’at (ibn Ezra). (2) The laws were directed primarily to the kohanim,
rather than to the entire nation (transmitted to them by Moshe), because anyone with tzara’at would rush to rid himself of it, and there was no need
to urge Bnei Yisrael in this regard (Ramban). (b) (1) Leprosy begins with a swelling and darkening of the skin, but tzara’at caused no swelling, and
the skin turned white; (2) Shechin Mitzrayim, the most severe form of leprosy, does not render the person tamei, but tzara’at did; (3) for leprosy,
the appearance of raw flesh in the diseased area indicates an improvement, but for tzara’at, raw flesh indicated that the person is tamei; (4) if the
healthy flesh disappears, it indicates that the leprosy has returned, but if the tzara’at returned, it was a sign of tahara (purity); (5) leprosy is diagnosed
anywhere on the skin as a result of a complete physical exam, but the kohen examined only the skin visible to his eye, not the hidden folds;
(6) before examining a house for tzara’at, the kohen ordered all objects removed, but for a natural disease, potentially infected items would not be
put in a public area; (7) leprosy is examined whenever it occurs to prevent its spread, but no one would be examined for tzara’at on Shabbat or
Yom Tov, when many people gathered in Yerushalayim; (8) leprosy could occur anywhere, but in Yerushalayim, no house could be declared
tamei; (9) lepers have to be isolated, but in open towns that were not walled, a metzora could remain in the town; (10) leprosy could affect anyone,
but a non-Jew could not be declared tamei with tzara’at (Hirsch).
4. (a) (1) The cheit ha-eigel worshippers were stricken with tzara’at; (2) when Pharaoh kidnapped Sarah for immoral purposes, he and his court
were stricken; (3) after Yoav murdered Avnair, David ha-Melech cursed him with tzara’at; (4) when Goliat mocked Hashem, he was stricken; (5)
when King Uziah entered the Beit ha-Mikdash to offer ketoret (incense) that only kohanim may offer, he was stricken; (6) when he falsely swore to
Na’aman that Elisha had sent him, Geichazi and his sons were stricken; (7) when Miriam spoke lashon ha-ra against Moshe, she was stricken
(Vayikra Raba). (b) One is careful about what he puts in his mouth but is lax about what comes out – Hashem brought tzara’at not on one who
devoured pork, but to warn one who “devoured” people with careless evil speech (Y. Salanter). (c) Since, through lashon ha-ra, one separates a
man from his wife and people from their neighbors, the metzora was punished mida ke-neged mida with separation from society (Arachin 15b).
5. (a) Hashem inflicted nega’im on clothing and houses to alert the owner of the clothing or the house to repent his sins, before the tzara’at affected
his body – nega’im showed Hashem’s compassion for Bnei Yisrael’s acceptance of their mission as an am kadosh (holy people); (b) (1)
When Bnei Yisrael were on a high level of kedusha, they were vulnerable to nega’im – when they descended from this plateau, they no longer
were worthy of these reminders from Hashem to repent, and there have been no nega’im for many generations (Sforno). (2) Nega’im were open
miracles that we do not merit today (Ramban). (3) There are no nega’im today since people cannot be cured of them without purification in the Beit
ha-Mikdash (Shalah). (c) Poverty, since (1) both a metzora and a pauper are considered “dead,” and (2) poverty atones for lashon ha-ra (Chofetz
Chaim).
Parsha answers continued on page 3