﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:58:03 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Mussaria.org - Metzora (Leviticus 14:1–15:33)</title><link>https://mussaria.org:443/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ctl/RSS/mid/381/ev/1/CategoryID/109?CategoryName=Metzora-Leviticus-141%E2%80%931533</link><atom:link href="https://mussaria.org:443/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ctl/RSS/mid/381/ev/1/CategoryID/109?CategoryName=Metzora-Leviticus-141%E2%80%931533" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LEVITICUS | 14:2  law — LEV148  Observe the laws of purifying someone who ...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115812/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-2-law-lev148-observe-the-laws-of-purifying-someone-who</link><description><![CDATA[LEV148  Observe the laws of purifying someone who had tzara’as. Allusions in the purification process for a metzora--a person who had tzara’as: Cedar wood--the cedar tree grows very tall. The metzora ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:02:26 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115812/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-2-law-lev148-observe-the-laws-of-purifying-someone-who</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-115812]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LEVITICUS | 14:2  leper — LEV150j We should publicize the importance of refr...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115813/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-2-leper-lev150j-we-should-publicize-the-importance-of-refr</link><description><![CDATA[LEV150j We should publicize the importance of refraining from loshon hora. The Midrash (Yayikra Rabbah 16:2) states that the word metzora (a person afflicted with tzoraas) comes from motzi shaim ra ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:02:27 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115813/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-2-leper-lev150j-we-should-publicize-the-importance-of-refr</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-115813]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LEVITICUS | 14:2  leper — LEV149  Resh Lakish said: That which is written: "...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115814/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-2-leper-lev149-resh-lakish-said-that-which-is-written</link><description><![CDATA[LEV149  Resh Lakish said: That which is written: "This shall be the law of the leper [Heb., "MZoRA"] -- this shall be the law of the slanderer [Heb., "MoZi shem RA" -- slander being punishable by ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:02:28 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115814/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-2-leper-lev149-resh-lakish-said-that-which-is-written</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-115814]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LEVITICUS | 14:4  birds — LEV151  R. Yehoshua b. Levi said: Why was a leper ...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115815/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-4-birds-lev151-r-yehoshua-b-levi-said-why-was-a-leper</link><description><![CDATA[LEV151  R. Yehoshua b. Levi said: Why was a leper singled out for the bringing of birds for his cleansing? He committed an act of prattling [i.e., slander]; the Torah, therefore, said: Let him bring ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:02:29 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115815/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-4-birds-lev151-r-yehoshua-b-levi-said-why-was-a-leper</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-115815]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LEVITICUS | 14:4  order — LEV152  By reflecting on the instruments needed to...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115816/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-4-order-lev152-by-reflecting-on-the-instruments-needed-to</link><description><![CDATA[LEV152  By reflecting on the instruments needed to purify the metzora, we can appreciate the severity of lashon hora. Rabbi Simcha Zissel Ziv of Kelm wrote that studying the portion of Metzora is ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:02:30 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115816/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-4-order-lev152-by-reflecting-on-the-instruments-needed-to</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-115816]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LEVITICUS | 14:7  open — LEV153  (Continued from [[LEV175]] Leviticus 16:9 ...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115817/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-7-open-lev153-continued-from-lev175-leviticus-169</link><description><![CDATA[LEV153  (Continued from [[LEV175]] Leviticus 16:9 offering SACKS 185-7) The psychology of shame is quite different to that of guilt. We can discharge guilt by achieving forgiveness--and forgiveness ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:02:31 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115817/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-7-open-lev153-continued-from-lev175-leviticus-169</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-115817]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LEVITICUS | 14:9  bathe — LEV154  Ritual immersion of the spiritually impure...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115818/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-9-bathe-lev154-ritual-immersion-of-the-spiritually-impure</link><description><![CDATA[LEV154  Ritual immersion of the spiritually impure. … [See [[LEV148]] Leviticus 14:2 law CHINUCH 119-20] In addition, when about to ritually immerse oneself, one should draw a parallel: Just as ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:02:32 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115818/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-9-bathe-lev154-ritual-immersion-of-the-spiritually-impure</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-115818]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LEVITICUS | 14:9  hair — LEV155  A metzora's purification requires that he ...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115819/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-9-hair-lev155-a-metzoras-purification-requires-that-he</link><description><![CDATA[LEV155  A metzora's purification requires that he shave off all of his hair. The metzora is to regard his purification as a new beginning for him, and his hair, too, must have a new beginning. As his ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:02:33 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115819/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-9-hair-lev155-a-metzoras-purification-requires-that-he</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-115819]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LEVITICUS | 14:10  sheep — LEV156  Laws of the metzora’s offering when he is ...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115820/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-10-sheep-lev156-laws-of-the-metzoras-offering-when-he-is</link><description><![CDATA[LEV156  Laws of the metzora’s offering when he is cured of his tsara’as. Offerings supply imagery that humbles the heart of the sinner who is obligated to bring them. The offerings inspire him to ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:02:34 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115820/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-10-sheep-lev156-laws-of-the-metzoras-offering-when-he-is</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-115820]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Levine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[LEVITICUS | 14:12  guilt — LEV157  Speaking loshon hora implies a lack of awa...]]></title><link>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115821/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-12-guilt-lev157-speaking-loshon-hora-implies-a-lack-of-awa</link><description><![CDATA[LEV157  Speaking loshon hora implies a lack of awareness of God's presence. Sforno explains why the metzora was required to bring a guilt offering. When someone speaks loshon hora, he usually does so ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:02:35 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://mussaria.org/Excerpts-Browser-OLD/ArtMID/381/ArticleID/115821/leviticus-chapter-14-verse-12-guilt-lev157-speaking-loshon-hora-implies-a-lack-of-awa</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[8d1a1146-4c3c-497f-8f20-6ee5a8e46218-115821]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>