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MetzoraTazria/Metzora 5768/2008: “Human Boundaries and Inclusion”
Submitted by Rabbi Menachem Creditor [Berkeley, CA] on Tue, Apr 15, 2008
Rabbi Menachem Creditor is rabbi of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley, CA. He is also founder of ShefaNetwork: (The Conservative Movement Dreaming from Within), co-founder of KeshetRabbis (The Alliance of Gay-Friendly Conservative and Masorti Rabbis), and author of TheTisch, an electronic commentary on Jewish Spirituality. He is a popular speaker at synagogues, college campuses, and various communities on questions of Jewish Identity, Leadership, and Spirituality. As one half of Shirav, a Jewish folk-music group, he has spread passion, comfort, and joy to audiences around North America and Israel.
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My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Metzorah
Submitted by Daniel M. Kimmel [Brookline, MA] on Thu, Apr 10, 2008
 Parshah Metzorah continues with the rituals regarding impurities, making for less than edifying reading. Even if we acknowledge that "impure" is not the same as "unclean" or "evil," and refers to a ritual status, it still seems to have little to do with our lives. Thus it helps to think about what the overall message of the text is: if you find yourself ritually "impure," there IS something you can do about it. You are NOT permanently cut off from the people. You are NOT sent into exile. You simply perform the proper rituals, and you are ritually "pure" again. read more »
I'm a film critic in Boston (Worcester Telegram and Gazette, Variety, Jewish Advocate), lecturer (Suffolk University, private groups) and MC for the New England Region of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs. My one paragraph drashes are for my brotherhood newsletter. You may use them for your own.
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