Posts Tagged: Tazria sermon
Celebrating Life Amid the Presence of Death
We live in dystopian times. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I...
Parshat Tazria: The Sacrifices of Childbirth Don’t Demean Women
At the start of this week's parsha, there is a cluster of laws that challenged and puzzled the commentators. They concern a woman who has...
The Covenant of Circumcision: Why the Eighth Day Is So Holy
Our parsha this week begins with childbirth. It says that, in the case of a male child, “On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin...
