Now look at the reasons why there is tsaraat condition and the person becomes Metzora. Of the many human traits - kindness, anger, greed, carelessness, etc. - stands alone in consciousness, one - in behavior. They are, by definition, the most High, the most destructive. And for the individual and for society. It is about arrogance and slander.

Arrogance leads to contempt for others. But all the people - the creation of the Most High! In addition, this feature allows no room modesty, true recognition of the Creator. And it is in this - the purpose of Creation!

Slander (in Hebrew - lashon a-ra) is destroying the foundations of society, its main component - the community. When one Jew tells another Jew is bad on the third, he encroaches on one family - the Jewish people, to whom Gd instructed to perform in this world especially, a difficult but honorable mission (the laws of lashon and Mr. - are complex and take into account the most raznoobraznyesluchai life, but it is - a separate topic of conversation).

In the eyes of the Almighty there is nothing worse than cursing and arrogance. However, the Creator does not want the death of a man, He longs to correct it. He seems to be aiming suffering from these sins. Both on a litmus test on the skin of a man manifest certain signs of spiritual "diseases" - Bliss. About them we said in the last chapter, but have not analyzed their views.

Swelling (in Hebrew - Sööt) means - to be higher (Chapter 13: 2).

Cork (Hebrew - sapahat) has a value of - or increase - wild incorrect (Chapter 13: 2.).

Spot (in Hebrew - baeret) - a bright glow (Chapter 13: 2).

Hair change, violation of their structure (in Hebrew - netek) means - separation, alienation, creating distance (Chapter 13: 30).

Combining all these concepts, you can read a spiritual diagnosis: the person considers himself above others, artificially increments its value, thinking that it is lighter, better than the others and set themselves apart from the people.

By selecting "litmus paper," the Most High sends signals to people. If the person as a whole - decent, but started too proud of themselves, he gets the first warning. In his house there are specific lesions. This is stated in the Torah: "And the master of the house may go and say kohen (priest) - as if defeat tsaraat bliss in my house. And before Cohen would come to inspect, it is necessary to make all of the house, and then things will not get the status of tame. And then will come a Cohen and examine the walls of the house. And if he sees that the walls appeared greenish or reddish deepening ... the prohibition of the Cohen house for seven days "(Ch. 14, p. 35-38).

Again, man is given time to reflect on self-examination. If there is no result, the affected stones have to remove, buy new and paste on the affected place ... Again, from the person requires real effort and material costs. Otherwise it is impossible.

Here the question arises: if the skin of people were the main features of elevation, in one form or another, why the walls at home - on the contrary, they appear deepening?

To answer this question, we must remember that this house. This is - the external form of human life, the visible pattern of his behavior, the outward manifestation of his world. A recess in the wall means that it becomes thinner. A little more, and the wall is so thin that the house will collapse ... Translated into the language of spiritual concepts, this may mean that a person's world begins to lose its strength. Here you have the first litmus test - the house. The first sign of spiritual degradation - change of outlook.

The second litmus test is closer to man. This is - his clothes. The emergence of bliss on their clothes - second warning. Affected items can not be worn, they too must be sent to quarantine. A person at this time are given time to think.

Note interesting feature of the second warning. No indentations or bulges do not characterize Nega on clothes. The Hebrew clothes - beged. This word can be translated into Russian as "treacherous concealment." By "clothing" man hiding his true "face." And because it does not matter, will be on the build-up clothes or depression. There is one value: the warning itself - note the defeat moves closer and closer to you!

Details Torah says in last week's chapter (Chapter 13:. 47-59).

We talked about the prevention of human, which began to suffer excessive ego.

The same thing is happening as a result of cursing (lashon a-ra). However, in this case, the Talmud draws attention to the etymology of the word Metzora. In its basis - Cosmin Moţi (shem) ra, which means "to inflict evil on the person (name)."

Interestingly, the offering Metzora after entering taѓor status was not quite normal. The person who received the warning materialized Almighty (survivor state tsaraat) - Metzora - brought to the Temple of the two birds. One Kohen sliced and dipped in the blood of her second, live, poultry. Then he let the bird free.

What is the meaning of this procedure? It is known that birds continually chirp (talk). Cohen made two symbolic actions. I cut one bird to symbolize the destruction of cursing. And let the other, it is assumed that she will now say, without allowing for Scandal.

Man from birth is given the gift of speech. In order that it is not silent, but spoke like a free person. The Mishna Ethics of the Fathers said: "Who really free? Anyone who is trying to build their lives according to the laws of the Torah. " And then his tongue will not harm - only good: such a person may distribute among the people of his wisdom of the Almighty - the wisdom of the Torah, improving our world.

The question remains: why it was necessary to dip the living bird in the blood of the slain? To a person he is constantly remembered: the bird flew away, but it may return. You should never "rest on our laurels", believing that the laws of lashon and Mr. you have already learned, mastered and therefore "safe" from Gossip. Everyone can make mistakes, and sometimes - even a grave. No wonder the laws of the neutralization of cursing called in the Torah and shemirat-lashon, which literally translated into Russian - monitoring of (his) speech.

Rabbi Eliyahu Eliyahu Essas