Metzora
מצורעRestoration & Return
8 translated essays · 21 total
תרל"ב(1871)
תרל"ה(1874)
The mouth as the soul's circulation· Essay 2
In the Midrash: "This shall be the law of the metzora (the one afflicted with tzaraas)." The Sefas Emes opens with the verse introducing the laws of the metzora, on which the Midrash will be brought. This is as the verse states: "But to the…
Metzora תרל"ה
בעזה”י מצורע שבת הגדול במד’ זאת תהי’ תורת המצורע. הה”ד ולרשע אמר אלקים מה לך לספר חוקי כו’. The Midrash (Vaykra Rabbah 16:4) explains that the word “Torah” is used to describe the purification process of the me…
תרל"ט(1878)
Evil isolated from the whole, good prevails· Essay 2
In the Midrash: "metzora" — one who "brings out evil" (motzi ra). The Midrash reads the word metzora as a contraction of "motzi ra," one who brings forth evil — primarily through lashon hara. The Sefas Emes uses this to explore how good and…
True humility as the fruit of teshuvah· Essay 3
In Rashi (on the metzora's purification): "cedar wood and hyssop." The Sefas Emes begins from Rashi's comment on the cedar and hyssop brought for the purification of the metzora. "One who became haughty and sinned should humble himself like…
Holiness hidden in the physical· Essay 4
On the pasuk: "When you come [into the land of Canaan]... and I will place a tzara'as affliction (nega) [in a house of the land of your possession]" (Vayikra 14:34). The Sefas Emes opens with the parsha of nig'ei batim — the tzara'as-afflic…
Metzora תרל"ט
פ’ תזריע מצורע במדרש מצורע מוציא רע. The Midrash (Vayikra Rabbah 16:4) explains that the word metzora is related to the words motzi ra, one who takes out bad. כי בכ”ד יש תערובת טו”ר. וכן באדם. ומ”מ כמו שהוא בשורש הטו…
תרמ"ו(1885)
13 more essays from this section await translation.