"When a man has in the flesh of his skin the plague of tzaraat, as a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot…."īe understood based on our sages' statement that in consequence ofĭisobeying G‑d's command, Eve was made to undergo the blood of The words in this verse appear to be out of order it should have said: Or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh the plague of When a man has in the skin of his flesh a swelling, a scab, why the commandment of circumcision is mentioned in the context of menstrual impurity and the impurity incurred through tzaraat what do they have in common? It is worth examining why the Torah states "saying" twice in this passage, when once would have sufficed. 'If a woman conceives, and gives birth to a son, she shall be impureįor seven days she shall be impure as she is in the days of herĪnd on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised."' ( Lev. This will be evident in the course of the Arizal's discussion.Īnd G‑d spoke to Moses, saying: "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: Resume a life of active spirituality, he must be "purified" from this The joyful optimism characteristic of healthy spirituality. With death, depression, ego, or other condition that is antithetical to Impure person typically suffers from some kind of mental association Psychological malaise than a physical one. ![]() Physical conditions and has physical repercussions, it is more a Although spiritual impurity may be brought about by Purely spiritual conditions, and must not be confused with medical or Menstrual impurity, which is also part of the following discussion, are Is significant, the juxtaposition of these three topics begs for explanation. (The latter term is usually incorrectly translated as "leprosy", but inįact refers to a unique disease that existed only when the Temple stood and bears only the slightest resemblance to what we know today as leprosy.) Since the order of topics in the Torah Imparted by the condition known as tzaraat. ![]() Infant boys on the eighth day after birth, and the ritual impurity Begins with three seemingly unrelated topics: the ritual impurityĪcquired by a woman through giving birth, the commandment to circumcise
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