Tazria-Metzorah

The Torah instituted effective modes of rehabilitation long before correctional reforms were adopted by other cultures.

Unresolved repetitive conflict ultimately prevents people from reaching their relationship potential.

How can we be punished for negative speech when what we say is actually true? And why is the punishment one of expulsion and isolation?

Life is a never-ending cycle of low points that turn into high points, only to revert backagain to lows. The lowest points on life's cosmic wheel serve as mere introductions to enhance the next stage of highs.

Jews have a powerful urge to connect with one another.

Gossip is charged with intrigue, and feels innocuous at the time. It’s usually afterward that the guilt settles in.

Why can’t people become better, more wholesome, more peaceful and G‑d-conscious as we progress towards Moshiach? The answer follows the lines of the unusual law of the pure leper.

I find the swing from inspiration and proactivity to be a lifelong dance. For a stretch of time I devoted most of my day to Torah study, surrounded by mentors who spoke the message of
G-d’s unity through their teachings and their conduct. And then it was over . . .

The condition of being a metzora is the product of an imbalance, similar to acne, which might be caused by a hormone imbalance. In the case of the metzora, the imbalance is spiritual in nature . . .

Though we’re viscerally aware of the negative effects of gossip, how many of us can say that we’ve never indulged in it ourselves?