Shnayim Yomi - Metzora - Rishon - #1 5782

[Music] in the first aliyah in this week's power show the torah describes the first of the three stages that the mizora has to go through to divest himself of the tumor that is associated with the tsara's affliction and in this first stage the cohen brings two birds and then he dips the bird that is still alive into the blood of the slaughtered bird and sets it free the question is what is the message what is the symbolism of the bird that is being set free carrying on it the the blood of the bird that was slaughtered i heard a shot from rabbi yoshoubin yemen gordon of rojo who was the executive director of chabad of the valley here in california he said that often survivors of tragedy or trauma in the case that he was discussing was the holocaust have what's called survivor's guilt why did they survive when so many perished and he explained that it's important that those that survive understand that runs the world and obviously he had a mission he had something that he wanted them he or she who have survived specifically to be able to accomplish and do something that is specifically earmarked that they should be able to do but even more than that yet it's important that they also keep in mind the memory of those that did not survive and through their actions having in mind the memory of those that did not survive those that did not survive will accrue merits through the endeavors and the actions of those that did survive and he said that is what's being symbolized over here yes the second bird is surviving and the second bird is getting to fly free but it should be dipped in the blood of the bird that was slaughtered reflecting the fact that the memory of those that perished should be carried by the those that survived they should not forget and their actions therefore should be done in memory of those that perished so that they will be able to accrue merits on behalf of where the through the actions on the endeavors of those that survive [Music] you