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Living with the When Reb Pinchas Horowitz First Became a Disciple of the Maggid of Meseritch, the Maggid Advised Him to Study with Reb Zusha of Anapoli Shabbat Parshat Tazria-Metzora Shining B right Living with the When Reb Pinchas Horowitz first became a disciple of the Maggid of Meseritch, the Maggid advised him to study with Reb Zusha of Anapoli. Reb Pinchas went to Reb Zusha. Reb Zusha humbly explained that he could not understand why the Maggid would send R eb b e Adapted from the works of the Rebbe, anyone to study with him, but that he would be happy to join Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson Reb Pinchas in his intellectual endeavors. "What should we study?" Reb Pinchas asked. One of the laws pertaining to the Biblical affliction of leprosy "Whatever you are studying," Reb Zusha replied. (discussed in this week's Torah portion, Metzora), seems Reb Pinchas took out a volume of Talmud and began somewhat surprising. explaining the following passage. "When there are only nine If a person discovered an eruption, a bright spot, or a white people in the synagogue, there is an opinion that the ark of the hair indicative of the disease on part of his body, he was synagogue can be counted to complete the quorum of ten necessary for prayer. The Talmud then asks: Is the ark a pronounced "impure" by the priest. If, however, the leprosy person? For no matter how holy the ark is, it is humans who are covered his entire body, he was pronounced pure. "[If] it is all required to fulfill the quorum for prayer." turned white, he is pure," the Torah repeats. As Reb Pinchas stated this, Reb Zusha interrupted: "What does How can it be that when the leprosy is confined to one area, the Talmud mean: 'Is the ark a person?' Everyone knows the ark the person is impure, yet once it has spread all over his body, he is an object." is pure? There are two possible explanations: Reb Pinchas was puzzled; the question was obviously The sole reason he is considered pure is because it is G-d's rhetorical. Didn't his partner appreciate that? will. According to logic, the person whose leprosy covers all of his Reb Zusha continued: "Maybe the intent is that a person can flesh should be impure; G-d, however, has decreed that he is be an ark in which the Torah is contained, a veritable repository of knowledge, but unless he is a person, unless that knowledge pure. is integrated with his humanity, there is a question if he can be The law itself is logical. When the leprosy appears on only a counted among the community." part of a person's skin, it is obvious that he is suffering from Reb Pinchas understood that this was the lesson the Maggid some sort of malady. If it covers all of his skin, it is indicative of had wanted him to learn from Reb Zusha: not how to augment the individual's constitution and nature, not symptomatic of a his knowledge, but how to use his knowledge to refine himself disease. and change his character. The Talmud cites this law in connection to the concept of Judaism considers personal growth a lifelong task, 365 days a redemption, using the affliction of leprosy as a metaphor for sin. year for every year of our lives. Nevertheless, every year, a "The son of David [Moshiach] will not come until all authority has period of time is set aside when these efforts become our focus. become heretical," i.e., when G-dlessness is officially sanctioned This reflects the spiritual significance of Sefirat HaOmer, the 49- days between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot. and widespread throughout the world. The Hebrew word sefira means, "counting." Every night we Here we may ask the same question raised regarding leprosy: count one of these 49 days. But sefira also means, "shining." If the world will be entirely dark, how will it be possible for the During these 49 days, we should endeavor to make our light of Redemption to shine through? Why will the Redemption personalities shine. occur precisely when evil is so powerful that it has overcome the According to Jewish mystical tradition we have seven entire world? fundamental emotional qualities. These qualities combine with Again, the above two explanations may be applied to solve our eachother to form the full range of human feeling. Seven times dilemma: seven equals 49, the number of days mentioned above. This is There is no logic involved. Moshiach will come when he does not coincidental, for the cultivation of our spiritual personalities only because G-d will have decreed it thus; the Redemption will during these 49 days involves the refinement of our emotions, eliminating their coarseness and directing them to G-dliness. As occur independent of the world's condition. An all-powerful and we work to upgrade our emotional potential, we prepare eternal G-d can certainly bring Moshiach no matter how ourselves to relive the experience of the giving of the Torah on degraded and evil the world becomes. the holiday of Shavuot. The fact that evil is ascendent throughout the entire world is The ultimate experience of personal refinement will come in proof that something unusual is taking place; were this not so, the era of the Redemption, when "there will be neither envy nor some pockets of good would certainly have remained. Rather, competition...." For then the G-dly spark that is latent within the absolute supremacy of evil indicates that all the negative every person will be revealed. At present, effort is necessary to forces have become externalized, as they have already been fully appreciate the inner, spiritual core that exists within ourselves vanquished from within. and within others. In the era of the Redemption it will be the way we naturally view things. Thus, the phenomenon of "all authority has become heretical" What can we do to hasten the coming of this era? Conduct is actually part of the world's purification, a process of separating ourselves at present in a manner that demonstrates our good from evil that will ultimately culminate with Moshiach's awareness o .f this inner G-dliness. When we show genuine love revelation. At that time, the world will be sufficiently prepared for to another person, we are highlighting the G-dly spark that we the light of Redemption. both possess and are establishing a connection between the two. How more Messianic can one be? L‘C ha im W eek ly N ewsletter and giving her a sharp tongue-lashing; while the woman stood there with tears streaming down her face. The shocked rabbi ran up to the cook and begged her to forgive him for all the pain she was suffering. He then turned to the owner of the inn and pleaded with The Chofetz Chaim (Rabbi Yisrael Hacohen, 1838-1933) readily her to forgive him and to forget that he had ever made a comment. agreed when another prominent rabbi requested his help with a He had never intended that it be taken so seriously. communal matter in another city in Poland. The participation of the The proprietress of the inn, who was really a kind person by renowned Chofetz Chaim was sure to add considerably to the nature, had never actually intended to dismiss her elderly employee success of the mission because of his high standing in the eyes of all and was happy to accede to the rabbi's request. She explained that his co-religionists. she had merely wanted to impress upon the cook her responsibility In the course of their trip the two rabbis stopped at a roadside inn to be more careful in the future. She assured the rabbi that the to partake of a meal. They were happy to eat at this establishment woman's job was secured and he had no grounds for worry. as a Jewish woman who was well respected for her high standards The rabbi turned to the Chofetz Chaim with an understanding of kashrut ran it. The two rabbis were seated at a special table and look. He had certainly acquired a new profound respect for the accorded every mark of honor. awesome power of words. After they had finished the meal the proprietress came to their table to inquire how they had enjoyed the food. The Chofetz Chaim smiled politely and replied: "It was very tasty, and I enjoyed it very much. Thank you." T ho u ghts T ha t C o u nt The other rabbi answered: "The meal was very good, thank you. Only, if I might say, the soup might have used a bit more salt." He shall shave all his hair, his head and his beard and his When the owner left the table the Chofetz Chaim turned to his eyebrows. (Lev. 14:9) companion, and in an anguished voice said: "Unbelievable! All my life I have avoided speaking or listening to A person was afflicted with tzara'at for one of three reasons: lashon hara (slander about a fellow Jew), and here I am, going on a haughtiness; slanderous talk or talebearing; and looking upon others trip to perform a mitzva (commandment), and I have been put into begrudgingly. His purification, therefore, had to involve: shaving his a situation of having to hear you speak lashon hara! I deeply regret head, where haughtiness comes from; shaving his beard because he my involvement in this mission, for it cannot be a true mitzva. If it didn't keep his mouth closed when necessary; shaving his eyebrows were, such a terrible thing would never have happened to me!" because he didn't look at people kindly.
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