Tazreia
This week's parsha opens with the sacrifices that a women must bring after she gives birth. It then discusses the mitzvah of brit milah followed by the laws of Tzarat.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe points out an interesting aspect of Brit Milah, the timing. Brit Milah should be done on the eighth day, this teaches that someone else is responsible for completing the Mitzvah because the baby is obviously helpless. If the father is not around the community is responsible for the child's Brit. Hillary Clinton discusses the concept of a community helping to raise a child in her book, "It Takes a Village".
"Life can only be lived forward but understood backwards"
-Soren Kierkagard
New Born Humans as opposed to sea turtles, require constant care and protection in order to survive. I only appreciated all the work and sacrifices my parents made raising me when I had my own child to care for.
Lubov Perelman made great sacrifices for her son. She had to put her graduate studies of mathematics on hold to raise her son, Grigori. Currently Grigori is unemployed and lives with his mother in her one room apartment in Russia. He does not cut his hair often and his fingernails sometimes grow longer then an inch before he cuts them. His mother is extremely proud of him.
Grigori is best known for turning down the one million dollar prize offered by the Clay Institute for solving one of the millennium problems in mathematics. The problem he solved was put forth by Ponicare in 1904. His work in topology has implications for the shape of the universe. He also turned down the Fields Medal 2 years earlier which is the most prestigious awards given in the field of math, including the 15k prize. His accomplishments , which were only made possible because of the sacrifice of his mother, are considered not only an amazing achievement in the field of Math but in terms of advancing human understanding in general.
The rest of the Parsha disscuses the affliction of Tzarat. This affliction is contracted by speaking lashon harah (destructive speech).
What is the connection between lashon harah, the sacrifices of our parents and Bris Milah? Hakarat hatov( Gratitude for the good) ! Gratitude toward your parents and the community that raised you. The opposite of hakarat hatov is lashon harah, which is destructive towards the community.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe points out an interesting aspect of Brit Milah, the timing. Brit Milah should be done on the eighth day, this teaches that someone else is responsible for completing the Mitzvah because the baby is obviously helpless. If the father is not around the community is responsible for the child's Brit. Hillary Clinton discusses the concept of a community helping to raise a child in her book, "It Takes a Village".
"Life can only be lived forward but understood backwards"
-Soren Kierkagard
New Born Humans as opposed to sea turtles, require constant care and protection in order to survive. I only appreciated all the work and sacrifices my parents made raising me when I had my own child to care for.
Lubov Perelman made great sacrifices for her son. She had to put her graduate studies of mathematics on hold to raise her son, Grigori. Currently Grigori is unemployed and lives with his mother in her one room apartment in Russia. He does not cut his hair often and his fingernails sometimes grow longer then an inch before he cuts them. His mother is extremely proud of him.
Grigori is best known for turning down the one million dollar prize offered by the Clay Institute for solving one of the millennium problems in mathematics. The problem he solved was put forth by Ponicare in 1904. His work in topology has implications for the shape of the universe. He also turned down the Fields Medal 2 years earlier which is the most prestigious awards given in the field of math, including the 15k prize. His accomplishments , which were only made possible because of the sacrifice of his mother, are considered not only an amazing achievement in the field of Math but in terms of advancing human understanding in general.
The rest of the Parsha disscuses the affliction of Tzarat. This affliction is contracted by speaking lashon harah (destructive speech).
What is the connection between lashon harah, the sacrifices of our parents and Bris Milah? Hakarat hatov( Gratitude for the good) ! Gratitude toward your parents and the community that raised you. The opposite of hakarat hatov is lashon harah, which is destructive towards the community.
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