{"id":8780,"date":"2009-04-23T08:09:32","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T16:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=8780"},"modified":"2012-08-06T05:06:27","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T13:06:27","slug":"this-weeks-torah-portion-tazria-metzora-5769","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=8780","title":{"rendered":"This Week’s Torah Portion Tazria-Metzora 5769"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve Brizel writes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Yom HaShoah<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • R. Aharon Lichtenstein reminds and exhorts us to respond , but not to offer theodicy-based explanations for the Holocaust: link<\/a><\/li>\n
  • R. Tamir Granot explores various hashkafic perspectives on anti-Semitism and the Holocaust: link<\/a><\/li>\n
  • R. Hershel Schachter discusses how a Torah observant Jew should approach the Holocaust: link<\/a> (audio)<\/li>\n

    \nInsights into Tumah and Taharah<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • R. Ezra Bick provides an overview of Tumaah and Taharah: link<\/a><\/li>\n
  • R. Aharon Lichtenstein explains how the Halachos of Tumaah and Taharah differ from the magical and scientific approaches to purity and impurity: link<\/a><\/li>\n
  • R. Michael Rosensweig illustrates how the Halachos of Tzaraas are rehabilitative in nature: link<\/a><\/li>\n
  • R. Yonasan Sacks explores the relationship between the Halachos of a Metzorah and an Avel: link<\/a><\/li>\n
  • R. Dovid Horwitz, based upon the teachings of R Chaim Shmuelevitz, ZTL explores the connection between a poor man, a leper, a blind person and a childless person as stated in Nedarim 64b: link<\/a><\/li>\n
  • R. Yitzchak Etshalom explores the sequencing of the Halachos in both Parshiyos and their relationship to contemporary Jewish issues revolving around Jewish statehood: link<\/a><\/li>\n
  • R. Berel Wein suggests that Tumaah and Taharah are concepts that have much significance to contemporary society and mores: link<\/a><\/li>\n
  • R. Yissocher Frand, based upon the Tefilah of Rav mentioned in Brachos 16b-17a, as explained by R Nisson Alpert, z"l, explains why the efficacy of our Tefilos is dependent on clean speech: link<\/a><\/li>\n
  • R. Baruch Simon explores the hashkafic implications of why a spread of Tzoraas is Tahor: link<\/a> (audio)<\/li>\n

    \nBris Milah<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • R. Jonathan Sacks explains why Bris Milah is the sign of the covenant: link<\/a><\/li>\n

    \nThe Sacrifices of a Mother After Childbirth<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • R. Issac Bernstein z"l and R. Shlomo Riskin explains why a mother offers a Korban Olah and a Korban Chataas, but not a Korban Todah: link 1<\/a>, <\/li>\n
  • R. Asher Brander delves into the question why Tummas Leidah is doubled from seven days to 14 following the birth of a daughter: link<\/a><\/li>\n

    \nHalachic and Hashkafic Aspects of Lashon Hara<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • R. Dovid Gottlieb discusses Halachic and Hashkafic aspects of Lashon Hara: link<\/a> (audio)<\/li>\n

    \nLast year’s roundups: Tazria<\/a>, Metzora<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Steve Brizel writes: Yom HaShoah R. Aharon Lichtenstein reminds and exhorts us to respond , but not to offer theodicy-based explanations for the Holocaust: link R. Tamir Granot explores various hashkafic perspectives on anti-Semitism and the Holocaust: link R. Hershel … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[590],"tags":[8875,8877,17312,8880,3810,8876],"class_list":["post-8780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-torah","tag-aharon-lichtenstein","tag-berel-wein","tag-bris-milah","tag-jonathan-sacks","tag-observant-jew","tag-shlomo-riskin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t