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An insight on parshat Tazri'a, selected from our Daily Wisdom, by Rabbi Moshe Wisnefsky. י Garments
Tazri'a discusses a now-extinct disease known as tzara'at, which appeared on a Jewish man or woman's skin, garment, or home as a reflection of some subtle spiritual imperfection in the person.
This is the law governing a lesion of tzara'at on a woolen or linen garment, warp or woof, or any leather article, to be rid of defilement or to be defiled. (Lev. 13:59)
Spiritually, our "garments" are our faculties of thought, speech, and action, which "clothe" – i.e., enable us to express – our intellect and emotions.
We are born with intrinsic intellectual and emotional capacities; it is very difficult to change these. In contrast, it is easy to control our manner of thinking, talking, and acting – as simple as changing our clothing.
By sanctifying our "garments," i.e., thinking and talking about holy things and using our limbs for holy actions, we can gradually remake our intellect and emotions, as well. Having holy ideas – seeing the world through G-d's eyes and ears, so to speak – becomes second nature. Similarly, having holy emotions – liking or avoiding things based on their conduciveness to holy, wholesome, and positive living – also becomes second nature.
By choosing how we "dress" ourselves, then, we can ultimately influence what kind of person we become. --Daily Wisdom Volume 3
May G-d grant our people a decisive victory in Israel,
Gut Shabbos, Rabbi Yosef B. Friedman Kehot Publication Society
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