TAZRIA-METZORA

Shalom Shalom. This week’s DEVAR TORAH includes two PARASHOT. Those PARASHOT are TAZRIA and METZORA.

•    In TAZRIA (conceives) the focus is on arrangement (HESIDER).
•    It begins with procreation.  The baby is contaminated because of the corrections that comes with the body. The remembrances of the parents come together with the corrections that need to be made. The physical body is the accumulation of all the karma from past lives. The Sanhedrin at Binah decides what physical body is needed to reach the Goal of Creation.
•    The physical body does not correct; it is the Soul that corrects.
•    The chaos we experience needs to be arranged inwardly. External manifestation is the affect of internal arrangement.  
•    The purification of someone who is tzaraat has a 7 day cycle to go through like the Shabbats. This is to recognize the higher self.
•    If you get outside of the cycle, you remove life; adjust to the cycle and move into covenant. Cycles manifest life. The cycles are vibrations. Hear vibrations in meditation to gain dominion. Be in tune to dominate it.
•    A METZORA is one who has been liberated from identification with the flesh into the Truth of Being.
•    All suffering is caused by identifying with the flesh. Be conscious of the Truth of Being and end suffering.
•    The cleansing that occurs is identification with the Truth of being. To go from realization to actualization requires a teacher. The Priest/Master Teacher has to experience enlightenment (Higher Levels of Consciousness) in order to aid the METZORA in making corrections as well as the ascension out of egoism.
•    The METZORA still needs the offerings.
•    We are TIKKUN OLAM. Repair the world by changing what is in you. Correct yourself.
•    In the sacrificial system, there is no charity; it won’t be given to you. Change comes because of merit. One must merit the Goal of Creation. All of us are responsible for reparation within us.  
•    Personal observation indicates where you are observing from: Pure Soul Consciousness or ego.
•    The present world system must be dissolved and reality (OLAM HABA) will be revealed. If you are sticking to it in any way, it can’t be dissolved.
•    God observes but is unmoved by what is going on. He remains still in the matter - it will dissolve.
•    In the portion, it talks about tzaraat on the house when you arrive in the Land. Tzaraat starts in the individual. What is on the inside contaminates the outside.
•    The world is affected by what you perceive inwardly. The environment reflects you. Your environment is your business. We have to understand what our responsibility is.

 

TAZRIA

Shalom, Shalom. We commence this DEVAR TORAH by focusing our attention on the general theme of the PARASHAT. The general theme of the PARASHAT is contamination and the handling thereof. The instructions received by the NAVI MOSHE are IKARIM (principles) disclosing how to diagnose the contamination and the path to be trekked that leads to purification. The diagnoses is to be overseen by the KOHANIM as well the path that gives rise to purification. 

The SIDRAH begins with the contamination experienced at the conception and childbirth. At childbirth, both the mother and the child are contaminated. The contamination can be understood through what is termed HISTALSHELUT. The IVRI (Hebrew) transliteration HISTALSHELUT is descriptive of Causal Development. Causal Development has to do with the Thought of Creation and Its unfoldment. The Thought of Creation originated in HAMASHAVAH HA ELYONAH (The Supreme Mind). The Thought is that the INVISIBLE would become VISIBLE. In other words, the MIDDOT (qualities) of the Creator would become a visible manifestation. In order that ADAM RISHON (the human conscious experience) would have a part in the manifestation of the Creator’s Glory. ECHAD, Blessed be His Holy Name, employed the process of TSIM TSUM (constriction) thus creating a form that is opposite of His Supernal Qualities. Therefore the form revealed at childbirth is opposite of the MIDDOT of the Creator. This is why both the child and mother are contaminated at childbirth and in need of ATONEMENT. The OLAH (burnt offering) and the KATAT (sin offering) was to be given to both ATONE for the two as well as disclose the need for transformation, yea, in order to fulfill the Thought of Creation, the form must become equivalent to ECHAD. Since the SOUL that occupies the form is an individual aspect of ECHAD, the transformation need only occur with the form.

The SIDRAH goes on to reveal the IKARIM of how the KOHANIM are to deal with TZARAAT and the contamination that could be experienced because of it being HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS. TZARAAT is translated as leprosy. Because it is HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS, the KOHANIM were instructed to quarantine the individual that was diagnosed with it until purification had occurred. To allow the METZORA to reenter the population without purification was to guarantee that the CONTAGION would spread. Thus strict guidelines were given to stop the spread. Likewise we are to follow these same guidelines. We are living in a time of a GLOBAL QUARANTINE. The QUARANTINE is under the HANHAGAH of ECHAD to give rise to the fulfillment of the Thought of Creation. For those who respond to the plan, we well experience ACHISHINAH, that is, acceleration. For those who react, BEITO, that is, the allotted time.

TAZRIA

Shalom, Shalom. We commence this DEVAR TORAH by focusing our ATTENTION on the opening instructions given to the NAVI MOSHE from ECHAD. The instructions disclose human contamination that is experienced at childbirth and how to achieve purification. The question is, “What revelation is disclosed in the perspective that childbirth gives rise to contamination?”

The thought of creation is to create a new creature and to pour SUPERNAL BLESSINGS into it until it becomes like the CREATOR. No doubt this is the implication of the revelation to “Make Man in Our image, after Our likeness.” The revelation discloses that to create the NEW CREATURE, it would have to be opposite of ECHAD and that ECHAD would have to pour Himself into it to reach the predetermined GOAL. Thus the contamination is, that the vessel, i.e. the human conscious experience is opposite of ECHAD, Blessed be His Name.

This further reveals that the human conscious experience is the combination of two components. Those components are FINITE and INFINITE. The FINITE COMPONENT CONCEALS the INFINITE COMPONENT. Thus the INTENTION of ECHAD is to attain the revelation of the INFINITE COMPONENT by the mechanic of UNCOVERING.

The UNCOVERING is initiated through instructions. The instructions give rise to uncovering through transformation. The transformation is the result of changing the desires of the world that are contained in the FINITE component into SUPERNAL INTENTIONS contained in the INFINITE component. Thus the instructions contained in the SIDRAH concerning purification when viewed from the ROOT LANGUAGE of TORAH are the way to perform the transformation.

TAZRIA

Shalom, Shalom. We commence this DEVAR TORAH by focusing our ATTENTION on the title of the PARASHAT. The title of the portion is termed TAZRIA. The IVRI transliteration TAZRIA may be interpreted “she conceives.” The PARASHAT TAZRIA is initiated with the SCENARIO on laws that deal with childbirth and purification. The question is, what is implied by the instructions given concerning purification.

The human conscious experience is comprised of two components. Those components are that which is finite and that which is infinite. The finite component is the opposite of the nature of the SUPERNAL. While the infinite component is the absolute nature of the SUPERNAL. The goal of creation is the manifestation of the CONCEALED nature of the SUPERNAL latent with the FINITE COMPONENT of the CORPOREAL.

The SUPERNAL NATURE of the HUMAN CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE is what is termed the SOUL. The SOUL is comprised of 5 levels of CONSCIOUSNESS termed the NEFEST, the RUWACH, the NESHAMAH, the CHAYAH and the YECHIDAH respectively. The level of consciousness that is ATTAINED within the SOUL determines the way we perceive ourselves. The ASCENSION into the HIGHEST LEVEL within the SOUL, that is, the YECHIDAH, is how the goal of CREATION is ATTAINED. The SOUL is UNAFFECTED by the choices that are made, whether good or evil, but rather the choices that are made effect the level of CONSCIOUS ATTAINMENT within the SOUL. Thus the purpose of undergoing the CORRECTION is not the purification of the SOUL, but rather the ASCENSION into the HIGHER LEVELS where its CONCEALED nature is revealed.

The PARASHAT TAZRIA begins with the revelation of instructions on how to effect the CORPOREAL COMPONENTS of  the HUMAN CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE that will lead to the ATTAINMENT of ASCENSION into the HIGHER LEVELS of the SOUL. By doing so, we are empowered to MANIFEST a lifestyle that will give rise to the experience of ETERNAL LIFE and UNBOUND JOY.

TAZRIA Part 3

Shalom, Shalom. We continue our focus upon the PARASHAT TAZRIA by placing our ATTENTION upon the following passage found in the SIDRAH, it is written, “And the person with TZARS in whom there is affliction - his garments shall be rent, the hair of his head shall be unshorn, and he shall cloak himself up to his lips; he is to call out: Contaminated, contaminated! All the days that the affection is upon him he shall remain contaminated; he is contaminated. He shall dwell in isolation; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.” (Leviticus 13:45,46) In this passage of TORAH, we are given the instructions that are to be effected by an individual that has been diagnosed by the KOHEN (priest) as to be CONTAMINATED with the affliction TZARAAS.

We live in a UNIVERSE of CAUSE and EFFECT. It is disclosed that the CAUSE of TZARAAS is SLANDER along with opposing DIVINE PROTOCOL. It is written, “Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses regarding the Cushite woman he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman.” (Numbers 12:1) In this passage, we are able to discern that Miriam and Aaron spoke AGAINST Moshe. This speaking against Moshe is what is termed SLANDER. The fact that MIRIAM is mentioned first suggests that she initiated the SLANDER. It is further disclosed, “They said, Was it only to Moses that HaShem spoke? Did he not speak to us, as well?” (Numbers 12:2) In this disclosure, it is revealed that they believed themselves to be equal in authority with MOSHE. This is what is termed speaking against DIVINE PROTOCOL.

The EFFECT of speaking SLANDER and against DIVINE PROTOCOL is described in the following way, it is written, “The wrath of HASHEM flared up against them, and He left. The cloud had departed from atop the Tent, and behold! Miriam was afflicted with TZARAAS, like snow! Aaron turned to MIRIAM and behold! she was afflicted with TZARAAS.” (Numbers 12:9,10) It is evident from this record that MIRIAM being AFFLICTED with TZARAAS is indicative that she initiated the SLANDER, speaking against DIVINE PROTOCOL, and TZARAAS is the EFFECT of her ERROR. It is further disclosed that G-d is IMMUTABLE, i.e.. not subject to CHANGE, READ MALACHI 3:6a. Therefore we may conclude that SLANDER combined with speaking against DIVINE PROTOCOL will eternally be JUDGED the SAME, yea, the JUDGMENT gives rise to SEPARATION from the ONENESS of the COMMUNITY. It was not until the SYMPTOMS of the DISUNITY were DISSOLVED that the individual was let back into the COMMUNITY. This discloses that TZARAAS is both PHYSICAL and MENTAL. The MENTAL manifestation is DISUNITY.

It is the assignment of the KOHANIM to oversee the DIAGNOSIS as well as the CURE of TZARAAS. In other words, the KOHANIM are PURPOSED to aid in oversight of UNITY among the JEWISH PEOPLE. The TIME has come that we would become ONE in the hand of ECHAD. We are DEFINED by what we do rather than the TITLE that we WEAR. Those who have an EAR to HEAR, let us aid in the ascension out of DISUNITY into UNITY.

TAZRIA Part 2

Shalom, Shalom. We continue our focus upon the PARASHAT TAZRIA by placing our ATTENTION on the following passage found in the SIDRAH, it is written, “HaShem spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying: If a person will have on the skin of his flesh a s’eis, or a sapachas, or a baheres and will become a tzaraas affliction on the skin of his flesh; he shall be brought to Aaron the Kohen, or to one of his sons the Kohanim. The Kohen shall look at the affliction on the skin of his flesh; If hair in the affliction has changed to white, and the afflictions appearance is deeper than the skin of his flesh - it is a tzaraas affliction; the Kohen shall look at it and declare him contaminated.” (Leviticus 13:1-3) In this passage of TORAH, the NAVI Moshe is given instructions from HASHEM concerning the TZARAAS AFFLICTION. The instructions disclose the pathway of DIAGNOSIS to be implemented by either the KOHEN GADOL or the KOHANIM. 

In the commentary, it is noted that, “The popular translation of TZARAAS has been “leprosy,” and it was commonly accepted that the prevention of the disease’s spread was the reason for the quarantine of a person smitten with the malady.” Whether this is true or not, it remains that the cause of the DISEASE is a focus that will give rise to understanding the underlying REVELATION of the MYSTERY.

In the SCENARIO of MOSHE being challenged by AARON and MIRIAM concerning the AUTHORITY that he was given, it is written, “And the three of them went out (Moshe, Aaron and Miriam). HaShem descended in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance to the Tent, and He summoned Aaron and Miriam; the two of them went out. He said, Hear now My words. If there shall be prophets among you, in a vision shall I HaShem make Myself known to him; in a dream shall I speak with him. Not so is My servant Moses: in My entire house he is the trusted one. Mouth to mouth do I speak to him, in a clear vision and not in riddles, at the image of HaShem does he gaze. Why did you not fear to speak against My servant Moses?” (Numbers 12:4b-8) In the SCENARIO, Aaron and Miriam not only spoke against the NAVI Moshe, which is SLANDER, but also their DIVISIVENESS was against DIVINE PROTOCOL, yea, the PROTOCOL is that HASHEM spoke PANAYIM EL PANAYIM (face to face) with MOSHE and in turn Moshe conveyed what he experienced to BENEI YISRAEL.

  As to the effect of MIRIAM speaking against the NAVI Moshe (which represents DIVINE AUTHORITY), it is written, “The cloud had departed from atop the Tent, and behold! Miriam was afflicted with TZARAAS, like snow! (Numbers 12:10a) In this passage of TORAH, we are able to DISCERN that speaking against DIVINE AUTHORITY gives rise to encountering TZARAAS.
No doubt the REASONING behind such a SEVERE RESPONSE to speaking against DIVINE AUTHORITY is based on the EMET (truth) that both the UNFOLDMENT and INFOLDMENT that occurs in the UNIVERSE of BECOMING, words can hinder the PROCESS. After ALL, ECHAD chose WORDS to SHAPE the MANIFESTATION of what He has predetermined. Thus to be a Co-Creator of the UNIVERSE, we must BRIDLE the TONGUE, refusing to SPEAK what will undermine or DESTROY.

Whenever DIVINE AUTHORITY is spoken AGAINST, three people are HURT. Those three are the one who is spoken about, the speaker and the one who hears. This is what CREATES DIVISION within a UNIFIED group of people. Thus the LEADERSHIP in the UNIVERSE of BECOMING is destined to oversee the UNITY in a CORPORATE group insuring that whenever SLANDER is spoken or there are words spoken against DIVINE PROTOCOL, the NEED for QUARANTINING is considered to MINIMIZE the spread of DISUNITY.

TAZRIA

Shalom, Shalom. We commence this DEVAR TORAH by focusing our ATTENTION on the title of the PARASHAT, TAZRIA. The Hebrew transliteration TAZRIA is equivalent to the English term “she conceives.” The focus of this section of the SIDRAH is upon childbirth and purification. In particular, it discloses the DIVINE OUTLOOK that when employed gives rise to cleansing from CONTAMINATION after CHILDBIRTH. From the UPPER LEVELS of CONSCIOUSNESS, these instructions may aid in understanding our path to the unfoldment of GREATNESS.

The promise was made to our ABBA AVRAHAM that the Jewish People are destined to unfold GREATNESS, it is written, “HaShem said to ABRAM, Go for yourself from your land, from your relatives, and from your father to the land that I will show you. And I will make you into a nation that is great. I will bless you, and make great your name, and you shall be a blessing.” (Genesis 12:1,2) The words within this passage of Torah disclose that the obedience of AVRAM to the instructions of G-d gave rise to his unfoldment as a great nation. Preceding the manifestation of GREATNESS is a force that must be RESISTED that engenders the unfoldment THEREOF. This EMET is disclosed within the underlying principles that will give rise to the MANIFESTATION of the G-d of YISRAEL.

To suggest that a WOMAN is contaminated after CHILDBIRTH is of low level CONSCIOUSNESS, and this is not the CASE, these are not just INSTRUMENTS to the coming of NEW LIFE, but a REVELATION to a patten that unfolds greatness. Yea, the unfoldment of GREATNESS is preceded by undergoing the CRUCIBLE of HARDSHIP. This is the way that ECHAD chose to predetermine our lives. He predetermined our lives to be filled with HARDSHIP that will lead to REPENTANCE and the UNFOLDMENT of GREATNESS. The WOMAN became the CRUCIBLE of HARDSHIP to experience the unfoldment of GREATNESS from her WOMB. Likewise a GREAT man or woman is one that continually focuses upon ECHAD in whom there is a RHYTHMIC SWING from SUFFERING TO GLORY, that is, a visible manifestation of His INVISIBLE ATTRIBUTES in the human conscious experience.