Parsha in the Park - Singing like a Bird

Good morning, and welcome to Parsha in the park. Uh it's Parshas Tazria-Metzora. And we hear in this Parsha that the person who is a Metzora, who has the tzaraas malady, has to bring an offering at the end of his term, and then that offering is a bird. Why should it be a bird? Well, let's listen for a moment. You hear all the birds? They are constantly chirping and making noise. And this guy, he spoke what's called lashon hara, which is talking about true statements about other people, other Jews that are disparaging, and will cause ill to those other people. And because he didn't stop talking, he ended up saying things he shouldn't have said, and he eventually got tzaraas, this uh malady that's sometimes called leprosy, cuz he was chirping like a bird, nonstop. And so, he brings an offering of a bird, and hopefully that will give him the message to be quiet and not talk so much. And that's what we have to think about, so we don't get to this point of tzaraas. It doesn't really happen today, but we still have the commandment of not speaking lashon hara. So, let's watch our mouths. This has been Parsha in the park. Thank you for watching.