Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Tazria-Metzora 5778

[Applause] it's time for rabbi mankiewicz weekly Torah lesson here with his spiritual perspective and insight rabbi mankiewicz welcome to this week's Torah lesson this week's Torah portion is practiced has Rhea and matura double Torah portion the question of the week is good as good can better it be better so in this week's Torah portion poshest as ria and mature but at the end of tazza ria we learn about the laws of terrassa specifically the one we're gonna discuss today is about a Taurus in a garment so what happens when does a Taurus within this discoloration in a garment so the priest would have to come and it priest gives a look and sees oh my gosh this is discoloration so he would quarantine he put it away for one week after a week he comes back and it's different laws but spread I forgot other colors deeper and so on and so but what happens if it stayed the same so then what they would do is they would totally wash it out so it's 100% clean it didn't it didn't grow it didn't expand they wash it out it's a hundred unclean then they would quarantine it again for one week and then again depending on what happened but let's say in a certain case where he came back and and guess what it didn't change it does it stayed clean of totally fine so the Torah tells us you have to go ahead and wash it again and Rashi explains you have to actually put it in a mikveh you have to do a higher level of purification nobody asked the simple question let's think what happened the Cohen came originally any saw a garment and there was a Shiraz there was a discoloration there same quarantine differ week comes back nothing happened to it it's stained same as before you go ahead and you wash it out so it got clean it's done now just to make sure so he put it away for another week you put it away for another week comes back it's fine so seemingly you would say if he fine take it enjoy it no you have to put it in the mikveh why is that so the Rebbe explains because when the Cohen the first week when after he washed it out that was sufficient because it was away for a week we weren't sure what it was and you washed it and that created a level of purity what happens when it's added another week so even though we do not see any change but in order for it to go so to the next level where you can start using it you have to have a higher level of purity in other words let me explain so here you see a powerful insight that one might say you know I serve God and I'm working on myself to be better and I repented then I came closer to God and then I go further next week and become I come even I work hard it's what I'm even more closer to God so you might think the first weeks the first weeks of my service is not as is is not a high level and there is no we see that clearly that when a person goes to the first week of purification process it's fine for the first week the second week what happens you have to go to a higher level and not only they have to wash it they have to bring it to the mikveh so you see clearly that there's different stages of spiritual growth like in the the bed the same thing and also in our life we are constantly growing and the abode of the service of last week was good for last week this week we need a higher service and next week even a higher service so the answer the question if good is good could better be better absolutely good as good and good is great but better could always be better and we have to strive as great as we are not to look at it negatively that's great that's wonderful what can we do to become a better even me thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to the memory of bora pandari lave and and yosik's may the souls be elevated by the Torah that was studying in their memory for more information about Chabad please see our website [Applause] [Music]