Dvar Torah
One Word
(ויקרא יג:ב-ג) אָדָם כִּי־יִהְיֶה בְעוֹר־בְּשָׂרוֹ שְׂאֵת אוֹ־סַפַּחַת אוֹ בַהֶרֶת וְהָיָה בְעוֹר־בְּשָׂרוֹ לְנֶגַע צָרָעַת וְהוּבָא אֶל־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן אוֹ אֶל־אַחַד מִבָּנָיו הַכֹּהֲנִים: וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַנֶּגַע בְּעוֹר־הַבָּשָׂר וְשֵׂעָר בַּנֶּגַע הָפַךְ ׀ לָבָן וּמַרְאֵה הַנֶּגַע עָמֹק מֵעוֹר בְּשָׂרוֹ נֶגַע צָרַעַת הוּא וְרָאָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן וְטִמֵּא אֹתוֹ
“If a person will have on the skin of his flesh an appearance… The Kohen shall look at it and declare him contaminated.” (Vayikra 13:2-3)
In the Parasha reading this week we learn about one who gets Tzara’at - leprosy. We find that if a person sees an appearance on his skin and it looks like Tzara’at, they need to show it to the Kohen. When the Kohen looks at it, he can either call it clean, contaminated, or he can’t tell yet and puts the person into solitude for seven days. After that, the Kohen will check again and decide, clean or contaminated. Until the Kohen pronounces the person one way or the other, they are not by any means impure or contaminated.
This seems a bit strange. What if we would treat modern medicine this way?
A man has a sore throat, headache and is dizzy. Imagine if he would not consider himself to be sick until the doctor pronounces him “sick with strep”. Of course, we know that he was actually contagious before he even went to the doctor. Yet we find with Tzara’at that the person is not condemned until the Kohen declares him impure.
Tzara’at is a punishment for speaking slander– Lashon Hora. To teach this person the power of speech, the Kohen only says one word and makes the person impure.
From here we can see how powerful and meaningful each and every word we speak is.
We see from here that each and every word that we speak is so valuable and important. Each word is measured and counted. With this in mind, how careful should we be when we speak to our family, friends, and classmates.
Shabbat Shalom!!!
Parsha Questions
1) How long is a woman טמאה after having a baby boy born? (ויקרא יב:ב-ד)
2) Explain the juxtaposition of the laws of kosher and the a babies birth? (רש"י ויקרא יב:ב)
3) What special מצוה is done on the eighth day after the birth of a baby boy? (ויקרא יב:ג)
4) How long is a woman טמאה after having a baby girl born? (ויקרא יב:ה-ח)
5) If one finds a נגע on themselves, to whom should it be shown? (רש"י ויקרא יג:ב)
6) Why is a נגע shown to this group of people ONLY? (רש"י ויקרא יג:ב)
7) What color is a נגע? (ויקרא יג:ג)
8) What is done if it is not clear is the נגע is indeed צרעת? (ויקרא יג:ד-ה)
9) Where can צרעת grow?
10) What is the main cause of one getting צרעת?
11) Where should a person with צרעת go? What shall he/she do there?
12) Describe the procedure of a מצורע becoming pure again. (ויקרא יד:ב-כ)
13) Explain the קרבן that is brought by the מצורע. Why is it this strange collection of stuff?
(רש"י ויקרא יד:ד)
14) Why do you think that a מצורע has to cut off all of his/her hair? (ויקרא יד:ט)
15) When telling us where to שחט the כבש, why does the תורה tell us במקום אשר ישחט את החטת? (רש"י ויקרא יד:יג)
16) Explain וכפר עליו הכהן לפני ה'. (רש"י ויקרא יד:יח)
17) When telling us about צרעת on a house, the תורה says “כי תבאו אל ארץ כנען אשר אני נתן לכם”. Why is this? (רש"י ויקרא יד:לד)
18) What color is a נגע on a house? (ויקרא יד:לז)
19) What is done with the belongings of a house with צרעת? (ויקרא יד:מ-מא)
Virtual Classroom Check-in!
Questions about what we are learning online!
1) Regarding Gidon’s battle, who won? How?
2) Who did NOT want to help Gidon and his men?
3) What did Gidon do to them?
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Kollel Quiz
#1 Who Am I?
1. I am an “alter”nate choice.
2. I am for outside
3. I was sometimes permitted, sometimes not.
4. I am part of a panda.
#2 Who Am I?
1. I could make you homeless.
2. I could destroy your home.
3. I could get you shaved.
4. I could ruin your close.
Torah Math
(שמות כז:כ) וְאַתָּה תְּצַוֶּה אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ כָּתִית לַמָּאוֹר
This week’s Parasha begins by telling us of the Mitzvah of lighting. The Pasuk says; “and you shall command the children of Israel, and they shall take for you pure olive oil to light...”. Although this Mitzvah is clearly referring to the Menorah lit in the Bet Hamikdash there are two other Mitzvot of lighting that we have -- Shabbat and Chanukah. Each of these Mitzvot are commandments that woman are obligated in. This is hinted in the words of this Pasuk. The word “commanded” has the numeric value of 501, the same as the words “woman are obligated” telling us that there are these Mitzvot that woman are to perform. Check it out!
תצוה=נשים צוה=501
TORAH TRIVIA!
Super Stumper Question:
This a question to ask others and discuss the answers.
Answer to last week’s question:
The only Mitzvah that can only be done sitting down is standing up for one’s elders. (Please note that grandparent’s and special guests day will be Friday, May 11, 2018. This is a great day to practice this Mitzvah.)
Question of the week:
What Beracha is ONLY said on a Wednesday?
FOOD Section!
Can you guess what this recipe connects to this week’s Parsha?
Spice Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
3 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 sticks margarine, softened
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups soy or almond milk
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour 3 (8-inch) round cake pans.
In a small mixing bowl whisk together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, ground ginger and ground cloves.
Cream the margarine, sugar and salt until light and fluffy with an electric mixer. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the dry ingredients and the buttermilk alternately beginning and ending with the dry.
When the batter is well mixed and smooth, divide it amongst the 3 prepared cake pans and bake about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes come out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes then turn out to cool completely. If the cake layers have domed a little during the baking process, slice off the tops with a long serrated knife so they are flat and even.
Place the first layer, cut side down, on a cake pedestal or serving plate. Spoon about 3/4 cup of buttercream onto the center of the cake. Spread it almost to the very edges with an offset spatula. Repeat with the remaining 2 layers. Garnish the top of the cake with finely chopped nuts and cocoa powder.
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