Tazria-Metzora-Acharei+Mot

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3. What are the reasons provided to live outside the מחנה ? 4. About whom did we learn about in Tanach that transgressed this עבירה? 5. How frequently, do you feel, was this עבירה transgressed? 6. Look up the following pesukim and compare it to a photo of **leprosy**:



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a) What is the same?  b) What is different? 7. What is punishment nowadays for gossip and slander? 8. What IS Lashon Hara? Give an example of the following: for help: [] a) לא תשא שמע שוא -. Shmot. 23:1 Ariel  b) מדבר שקר תרחק ·  (Shmot 23:7) Jonathan <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">c) <span style="color: black; font-family: David,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5pt;"> לֹא-תֵלֵךְ רָכִיל בְּעַמֶּיךָ, לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל-דַּם רֵעֶךָ: אֲנִי ה' <span style="direction: rtl; display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: right; unicode-bidi: embed;"> Vayikra 19:16 <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Divya + Rashi <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">d) Lev. 19:17 – //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">What are the two mitzvoth in this pasuk? //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Mack <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> and Jordan  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">e) Lev. 19:12 - //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">"You shall not hate your brother in your heart," //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">referring to contradictory behavior such as acting friendly but then speaking negatively about him behind his back. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ilan <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">f) Lev. 19:18 - <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Zeev + what about written forms, body language or other media of lashon hara? Are these considered Lashon Hara? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">g) Lev. 19:14 – //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Explain how this applies to both people //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Yoni <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">h) <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Gabe <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">: What is punishment for speaking Lashon Hara? [] From [] In fact, the definition of Lashon Hara does not reflect truth or falsehood at all, but the damage that it can inflict. From []  9. Look up 2 halachot of Lashon Hara and teach it to us!    a) Text with Rashi: [] With translations: <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">b) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">שוא <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-. Shmot. 23:1 <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ariel  <span style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">c) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">מדבר שקר תרחק · <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> from a false matter you shall distance yourself. (Shmot 23:7) <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Jonathan <span style="direction: rtl; display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-align: right; text-indent: -.25in; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">d) לֹא-תֵלֵךְ רָכִיל בְּעַמֶּיךָ, לֹא תַעֲמֹד עַל-דַּם רֵעֶךָ: אֲנִי ה' <span style="direction: rtl; display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: right; unicode-bidi: embed;"> Vayikra 19:16 <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Mack and Jordan    <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">e) Lev. 19:17 - //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">"You shall rebuke your neighbor and you shall not bear sin because of him." // <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">This verse contains two mitzvot: (1) stop someone from speaking Lashon Hara (among other interpretations), and (2) don't embarrass him in the process. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Mack <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> and Jordan <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">f) Lev. 19:14 - //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">"Before the blind do not place a stumbling block." //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">This applies to both the speaker and the listener since they are helping each other violate the commandments. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Divya   <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">g) Lev. 19:12 - //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">"You shall not hate your brother in your heart," //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">referring to contradictory behavior such as acting friendly but then speaking negatively about him behind his back. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ilan <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">h) Lev. 19:18 - //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">"You shall not take vengeance or bear any grudge against the children of your people," //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> such as speaking against someone in anger and for something that was done against the speaker. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Zeev